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NOAA Radio (an emergency alert weather radio)
Fairview Fire Chief Price has advocated that all residents have a NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards in their home to act as a warning for severe storms in the area.This radio should be plug into an electrical outlet at all times, plus have back-up batteries so it is still operational in power outages. It can be programmed to activate only when an alert is issued.
NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (NWR) is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information directly from the nearest National Weather Service office. NWR broadcasts official Weather Service warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. NOAA Radios, which have Specific Area Message Encoding (S.A.M.E.), can be programmed to sound alerts only for a specific county, such as Collin county, or for a larger area.
Working with the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) Emergency Alert System, NWR is an "All Hazards" radio network, making it your single source for comprehensive weather and emergency information. In conjunction with Federal, State, and Local Emergency Managers and other public officials, NWR also broadcasts warning and post-event information for all types of hazards – including natural (such as earthquakes or avalanches), environmental (such as chemical releases or oil spills), and public safety (such as AMBER alerts or 911 Telephone outages).
Radio Shack, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Circuit City and Walgreens all sell these radios. The Midland WR-100B or WR100C All-Hazard Alerts Monitor sells for thirty to forty dollars. There are other brands, but make sure whatever you get is a NOAA radio with S.A.M.E. capablities. To get alerts only for Collin County you must have the channel set on 162.400 and the S.A.M.E. set on SINGLE with the code 048085. For Midland radios, turn the ALARM to OFF. This is an alarm clock type alarm and has nothing to do with weather alerts.
To read more about the NOAA radio go to the following website: http://www.weather.gov/nwr/
Fairview Fire Chief Price has advocated that all residents have a NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards in their home to act as a warning for severe storms in the area.This radio should be plug into an electrical outlet at all times, plus have back-up batteries so it is still operational in power outages. It can be programmed to activate only when an alert is issued.
NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (NWR) is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information directly from the nearest National Weather Service office. NWR broadcasts official Weather Service warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. NOAA Radios, which have Specific Area Message Encoding (S.A.M.E.), can be programmed to sound alerts only for a specific county, such as Collin county, or for a larger area.
Working with the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) Emergency Alert System, NWR is an "All Hazards" radio network, making it your single source for comprehensive weather and emergency information. In conjunction with Federal, State, and Local Emergency Managers and other public officials, NWR also broadcasts warning and post-event information for all types of hazards – including natural (such as earthquakes or avalanches), environmental (such as chemical releases or oil spills), and public safety (such as AMBER alerts or 911 Telephone outages).
Radio Shack, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Circuit City and Walgreens all sell these radios. The Midland WR-100B or WR100C All-Hazard Alerts Monitor sells for thirty to forty dollars. There are other brands, but make sure whatever you get is a NOAA radio with S.A.M.E. capablities. To get alerts only for Collin County you must have the channel set on 162.400 and the S.A.M.E. set on SINGLE with the code 048085. For Midland radios, turn the ALARM to OFF. This is an alarm clock type alarm and has nothing to do with weather alerts.
To read more about the NOAA radio go to the following website: http://www.weather.gov/nwr/