The SBE EAS Committee wishes to thank the members of the Alabama State Emergency Communication Committee, mentioned herein, and specifically Troy Pennington of WZZK/WODL in Birmingham, for allowing us to share the fruits of their hard labor. It is through their dedication and persistence that such a detailed document was produced.

I. Intent and Purpose of this Plan

II. The National, State, and Local EAS: Participation and Priorities


A. National EAS Participation
B. State/Local EAS Participation
C. Conditions of EAS Participation
D. EAS Priorities

III. The Alabama State Emergency Communications Committee (SECC)

IV. Organization and Concepts of the Alabama State EAS


A. Station Designations
B. Other Definitions
C. Primary and Secondary Delivery Plan
D. Your Part in Completing the System
E. Redundancy of Individual Paths to the Local Broadcaster/Cable Operator
F. Combined Map of All State EAS Paths

V. EAS Header Code Information


A. EAS Header Code Analysis
B. Alabama Originator Codes
C. Alabama Event Codes

1. Mandated FCC Event Codes
2. Alabama-Adopted SBE Event Codes

D. Alabama County-Location Codes
E. Alabama "L-Code" Formats

VI. EAS Tests


A. Required Weekly Test (RWT)

1. Transmission
2. Reception

B. Required Monthly Test (RMT)

1. Transmission
2. Scheduling of RMT's: Week and Time of Day
3. Scheduling of RMT's: Recommended Time Constraints
4. Reception/Re-transmission

C. Time-Duration and County-Location Codes to be Used

VII. Alabama EAS Scripts and Formats


A. Test Scripts and Formats
B. Real-Alert Activation Scripts and Formats

VIII. Guidance for Originators of EAS Alerts


A. Guidance for National Weather Service Personnel
B. Guidance for Emergency Services Personnel
C. Guidance for Nuclear Plant and Industrial Plant Personnel

IX. Guidance for All Users in Programming their EAS


Decoders in Alabama
A. Modes of Operation
B. Event Codes Required by the Federal Communications Commission
C. Event Codes Required by the Alabama State Emergency Communications Committee
D. County-Location Codes to Use

X. Approval and Concurrence



Appendix A: NOAA Weather Radio Stations and Coverage

Appendix B: Authorized Sources for Activating the EAS

Appendix C: Boundary Map of Alabama EAS Local Areas

Appendix D: Table of Monitoring Assignments

State Relays and LPs
Area 1
Area 2
Area 3
Area 4
Area 5
Area 6
Area 7
Area 8
Area 9


Appendix E: FCC Mapbook for Alabama

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