Washington Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (WA PAWS)

All files are PDFs unless otherwise noted.

CATEGORY A - OVERVIEW

• A1: Cover Sheet
• A2: Letter of Promulgation
  
• A3: Table of Contents/Tab Index
• A4: Guide to the Washington State Plan

CATEGORY B - STRUCTURE

• B1: SECC Bylaws
• B2: SECC Membership Roster
• B3: SECC & Committee Structure
• B4: SECC Governance
• B5: SECC Meeting Schedule (2026)
  
• B6: Alerting Procedures Including Guide to Forming a COG
• B7: Event Codes and Guidance
  
• B8: Washington FIPS Codes
• B9: Operational Areas Map
• B10A: RMT Procedures
  
• B10B: RMT Schedule (2026)
• B11: NOAA/NWS Info and Maps

CATEGORY C - DISTRIBUTION

• C1: Process Flowchart
• C2: CAP Distribution Systems
• C3: Analog National Level Dist. System
• C4: Analog State Relay Network Map
• C5A: Monitoring Guidelines for All Participants
• C5B: Monitoring Assignments for LP’s
• C5C: Monitoring Matrix for PN’s
• C6: Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
  
• C7: Cable System Information
  
• C8: Social Media

CATEGORY D – LECCs

• D1: LECC Guidelines
• D2: LECC Chairs/County EMD Officials
• D3: Operational Area Plan Links
• D4: Multilingual Info by County

CATEGORY E - AMBER

• E1: Amber Alert Guidelines

CATEGORY F – ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• F1: Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
• F2: Emergency Notification Systems
• F3: Electronic Test Reporting System/ETRS
• F4: Technical FAQs
• F5: Link to SECC Meeting Minutes
• F6: Text to Speech Guidelines
• F7: FCC/FEMA Contact Information
• F8: Washington State Remailers
• F9: Tabletop Exercise Scenarios
• F10 Auxiliary Communications

Additional Resources

• Non-Weather Emergency Messages
• WA EMD Alert Website (ShakeAlert, Opt-in Alerts)
• Washington Emergency Alert System
  
• FCC EAS Operators Handbook
• FEMA INFORMATION REGARDING THE EAS
  http://www.fema.gov/emergency-alert-system
• FCC INFORMATION REGARDING THE EAS
  https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/emergency-alert-system-eas
• More FCC INFORMATION https://www.fcc.gov/emergency-alert-system
• State Emergency Communications Committee (SECC)
  https://mil.wa.gov/state-emergency-communications-committee-secc