[sbe-eas] Amber alert out Cleveland, OH.

[Mike Murrell]

Hi Al,
  Rob found the one I was talking about. It was at 3:42 on Nov 12.  It said Execute Action. My brother in his low blood sugar state thought it said Executive Action and got concerned something bad was happening. Moments later they sent a corrected alert. 

Thank you for the info. I appreciate it. 

Mike Murrell
Director of Engineering Services TAB
865-603-1778

> On Nov 14, 2021, at 12:57 PM, Al Kenyon <askenyon at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> Mike,
>  
> Here is the original WEA message content for the three messages:
>  
> 9:36 EST to Ashland County (1 hour duration)
>  
> 90 Character: “ EHL7187 SILVER 1991 FORD AEROSTAR MINIVAN. ANA GRACE BURKE 5YO WHITE FEMALE”
>  
> Long Text:  “EHL7187 SILVER 1991 FORD AEROSTAR MINIVAN. ANA GRACE BURKE 5YO WHITE FEMALE PINK T-SHIRT AND MULTI COLORED PANTS”
>  
> 9:41 EST to Ashland County (1 hour duration)
>  
> 90 Character:  “EHL7187 SILVER 1991 FORD AEROSTAR MINIVAN. ANA GRACE BURKE 5YO WHITE FEMALE”
>  
> Long Text:  “EHL7187 SILVER 1991 FORD AEROSTAR MINIVAN. ANA GRACE BURKE 5YO WHITE FEMALE PINK T-SHIRT AND MULTI COLORED PANTS”
>  
> 9:55 EST to All of Ohio (1 hour duration)
>  
> 90 Character and Long Text (same contents):  “Ana Grace Burke Age 5, 1991 Ford Aerostar MI RP EHL-7187 11/12/21 1815 hours”
>  
> All three messages were originated as AMBER Alerts (CAE) by Ohio State Emergency Management
>  
> Nothing in the WEA distribution system SHOULD have caused a wireless handset to display anything other than the message.
>  
> Al Kenyon
>  
>  
>  
> From: sbe-eas <sbe-eas-bounces at sbe.org> On Behalf Of Mike Murrell
> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2021 7:03 PM
> To: 'SBE EAS Exchange - a mail list for discussion about the Emergency Alert System and other emergency communication issues.' <sbe-eas at sbe.org>
> Subject: Re: [sbe-eas] Amber alert out Cleveland, OH.
>  
> I asked him if he could send me a picture of it and he said it wasn’t on his phone anymore.  I asked him if it said National Emergency or if it said Execute Action and he said yes that’s what it said. Then he apologized because he said he had a low blood sugar level at the time.  That he thought t said Executive Action before it flashed from his screen and in his state, he panicked a bit and called me.  So, I apologize for stirring things up a bit.  I am curious though how those words came out instead of the description.  Do the cell companies have to report bad alerts like we now have to for EAS? I have looked at Part 10 in a while.
>  
> Thanks and sorry again
>  
> Mike Murrell
> Director of Engineering Services TAB
> 865-603-1778
>  
> From: sbe-eas <sbe-eas-bounces at sbe.org> On Behalf Of Rob Dale
> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2021 6:31 PM
> To: SBE EAS Exchange - a mail list for discussion about the Emergency Alert System and other emergency communication issues. <sbe-eas at sbe.org>
> Subject: Re: [sbe-eas] Amber alert out Cleveland, OH.
>  
> I don’t see any “national emergency” messages at PBS WARN. I do see this Amber Alert that the state sent out horribly wrong.
>  
> Can you share a pic or the exact wording of the National Emergency?
>  
> AMBER Alert in this area until Nov 12 3:42PM EST. Execute Action. Message from OEMA
>  
> 
> On Nov 13, 2021, at 5:54 PM, Mike Murrell <engineermike at mindspring.com> wrote:
> 
> So my brother lives south of Cleveland. He called in a bit of a panic yesterday morning asking me if something major was going on and I said not that I know of why?  He said he got an Amber alert on his phone but it said something like National Emergency. While I was on the phone with him he got another Amber alert that was correct. Someone made a huge error but I'm wondering how the sender even had access to send a message like that out. Does someone have more access than they should?  Why would a state message say National Emergency?
> 
> Have a good weekend 
> 
> Mike Murrell
> Director of Engineering Services TAB
> 865-603-1778
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