EAS EAS State and Local Plans 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does 'LECC' stand for in local EAS coordination?
- Local Emergency Communications Committee (Correct answer)
- Local EAS Control Center
- Local Emergency Coordination Committee
- Local Emergency Communications Council
Correct answer: Local Emergency Communications Committee
LECC stands for Local Emergency Communications Committee, the local counterpart to the SECC that coordinates EAS at the county or regional level.
Question 2: Which entity has primary responsibility for ensuring state EAS plans reflect current broadcaster assignments?
- The State Emergency Communications Committee (SECC) (Correct answer)
- The FCC Regional Director
- FEMA Region offices
- Local police agencies
Correct answer: The State Emergency Communications Committee (SECC)
The SECC is responsible for keeping state EAS plans current, updating monitoring assignments when stations change ownership, format, or technical operations.
Question 3: What action must a broadcaster take if their assigned LP monitoring source goes off-air permanently?
- Notify the SECC and request a new monitoring assignment (Correct answer)
- Begin monitoring any available AM station
- Stop conducting EAS tests until reassigned
- Monitor NOAA Weather Radio exclusively
Correct answer: Notify the SECC and request a new monitoring assignment
Broadcasters must notify their SECC when a monitoring source becomes unavailable, and the SECC updates the state EAS plan with a new assignment.
Question 4: How do state EAS plans address bilingual or non-English speaking communities?
- By designating multilingual stations as additional monitoring sources for those communities (Correct answer)
- By requiring all EAS audio to be in English only
- By directing FEMA to provide translated messages
- By exempting non-English stations from EAS requirements
Correct answer: By designating multilingual stations as additional monitoring sources for those communities
State EAS plans often designate Spanish-language or multilingual broadcast stations as monitoring sources to serve communities where English is not the primary language.
Question 5: What is a Primary Entry Point (PEP) station in the national EAS architecture?
- A station directly linked to FEMA that originates and distributes national-level EAS alerts (Correct answer)
- The main LP-1 station in a state's relay chain
- A backup NOAA Weather Radio transmitter
- A cable system headend that feeds local alerts
Correct answer: A station directly linked to FEMA that originates and distributes national-level EAS alerts
PEP stations are a select group of broadcast stations with direct connections to FEMA's IPAWS that originate national-level EAS activations like the Emergency Action Notification.
Question 6: Approximately how many Primary Entry Point (PEP) stations does FEMA maintain across the United States?
- Approximately 77 (Correct answer)
- Exactly 50 (one per state)
- About 1,000
- Just 5 regional hubs
Correct answer: Approximately 77
FEMA maintains approximately 77 PEP stations strategically distributed across the U.S. to ensure national EAS coverage even if many stations go off-air.
EAS EAS State and Local Plans 2
What does 'LECC' stand for in local EAS coordination?