Val Verde County commissioners approve routine motions, direct staff to pursue siren funding and develop volunteer firefighting policy The county court approved multiple routine motions including grant applications, personnel hires and facility uses; it directed staff to explore funding for warning sirens in outlying precincts and to draft policies for volunteer use of pump equipment and emergency‑vehicle operations.

Val Verde County Commissioners are taking action to enhance community safety by exploring funding for emergency sirens and developing volunteer firefighting policies.

Learn more here!

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Sage Supports “Software EAS” — If Not the Name - Radio World The broadcast industry appears keenly interested in the National Association of Broadcasters’ proposed infrastructure changes to EAS alerting.

As changes for EAS are discussed, Sage Alerting met with members of the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. 📻

The manufacturer supports software-based alerts, but says it won't be the right choice for every station.

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NAB Says Software-Based EAS Has Overwhelming Support - Radio World It said it has nearly unanimous industry support for its proposal to allow for software-based EAS but it singled out Digital Alert Systems for its dissent.

The NAB says it has nearly unanimous support across the industry for software-based EAS. 📢

The association singled out one voice of dissent on its FCC proposal in reply comments it filed to the commission.

Randy Stine reports. ⬇️

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Markey, Murkowski Urge FEMA to Release Alerting Grants - Radio World Two U.S. senators — one from each major political party — are urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency to release grant money that had been promised to public broadcasters to improve their emerg...

Sens. @edmarkey.bsky.social (D) & Lisa Murkowski (R) are urging FEMA to release frozen grant funds promised to public broadcasters for improving emergency alerting.

They say the money is critical for keeping communities safe.

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