HEARO
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The HEARO Local Alert Receiver was an
HEARO claimed to be the only publicly available implementation of any component of a Common Alerting Protocol-based alert message transfer system. It can also provide NOAA Weather Radio updates.[citation needed]
Active systems
Indialantic, Florida adopted the HEARO system after its volunteer fire department experimented with it for a year. Indialantic officials wanted an effective method to alert its residents to emergencies, particularly during hurricane season when the only means of evacuating the barrier island is over one of the causeways. The system is also in use in Palm Bay, Florida.[2]
The Caribbean island
The University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida utilized the HEARO radio system as one of the methods to distribute emergency alerts to campus personnel. "HEARO Radios are also placed throughout the campus in high-occupancy locations."[5]
See also
- Emergency management
- Common Alerting Protocol
- NOAA Weather Radio
- Emergency population warning
- Radio Data System
References
- ^ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/City-of-Indialantic-Adopts-bw-13811136.html [dead link]
- ^ http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20081231/BUSINESS/812310310/1006/NEWS01
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