After Storms Killed 22, North Carolina Official Calls for Statewide Alerting Solution
The head of the North Carolina Insurance Department says he's going to take the lead to get a statewide warning system in place in the state.
The head of the North Carolina Insurance Department says he's going to take the lead to get a statewide warning system in place in the state. Commissioner Wayne Goodwin was responding to recent storms that killed 22 people in North Carolina, and to comments by a state public safety spokesperson saying the state doesn't have enough tornadoes to justify a warning siren system.
Goodwin told NBC-17 in Raleigh that "I certainly believe that whenever there is a tragedy, we should learn lessons and take those lessons and try to prevent future loss of life or loss of property". He said that whether it's a siren or telephone notification system, "communities need to know when a storm is bearing down on them".
Outside of the Emergency Alert System (EAS), statewide alerting systems are often discussed, but rarely implemented - a shame, considering the nature of threats and the fact that a statewide solution can be put into place these days far less than individual communities buying their own solutions.
All the best,
Rick
