EAS Event Codes

These are the new event codes adopted by the FCC in 2003; the ones in BOLD print are recommended by the NH State Emergency Communications Committee:

NATURE OF ACTIVATION
EVENT CODE
Avalanche Warning
AVW
Avalanche Watch
AVA
Child Abduction Emergency
CAE
Civil Danger Warning
CDW
Coastal Flood Warning
CFW
Coastal Flood Watch
CFA
Dust Storm Warning
DSW
Earthquake Warning
EQW
Fire Warning
FRW
Hazardous Materials Warning
HMW
Law Enforcement Warning
LEW
Local Area Emergency
LAE
Network Message Notification
NMN
911 Telephone Outage Emergency
TOE
Nuclear Power Plant Warning
NUW
Radiological Hazard Warning
RHW
Shelter in Place Warning
SPW
Special Marine Warning
SMW
Tropical Storm Warning
TRW
Tropical Storm Watch
TRA
Volcano Warning
VOW

 

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