CITY OF RIDGECREST

                               CITY EMERGENCY PLAN


_ATTACHMENT E -- EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM (EBS)_

_EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM (EBS)_

 1. _General_

     The state has been segmented into "EBS Operational Areas" for the purpose of disseminating emergency information.

     Each "EBS Operational Area" encompasses one or more county areas.  Selected EBS stations have been provided with fallout-protected facilities.  Other unprotected but authorized EBS stations will continue to operate as  conditions permit.

    _All_ authorized stations in _each_ "EBS Operational Area" will broadcast a common program.  A "program entry point" has been established for each EBS area.  Civil defense authorities for each jurisdiction will prepare emergency information and actiion instrucations pertinent to the people in the respective jurisdictions, which will be routed to the designated program entry point for broadcast.  (Refer to the Emergency Public Information Section, Direction and Control Annex of this Operations Plan.)

 2. _Operational Considerations_

     Authorized stations will continue to broadcast on regular assigned frequencies during a WAR EMERGENCY, but the use of call letter identification will cease with the activation of EBS.  Instead, stations will broadcast area identification.  Listeners will be advised to monitor those stations which serve the area in which they are located, since EBS announcements may vary according to area served.

 3. _Facilities_

     Program Entry Point for this area is Kern County EOC, Mojave.  Emergency information will be routed to the Program Entry Point via Control Five, Mojave.

EBS Stations serving this area are:

   _STATION_              _FREQUENCY_

     KLOA                    1240

     KZIQ                    1360

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