U.S. FCC criticizes Hawaii over inadequate barb alert

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday faulted a Hawaii Emergency Management Agency’s procedures over a fake puncture warning on Jan 13 of a tentative barb conflict that stirred widespread panic.

The fake alarm, that went uncorrected for 38 mins after being transmitted to mobile phones and promote stations, caused widespread panic opposite a Pacific islands state. The FCC pronounced a miscommunication in partial led to mistake. The worker who transmitted a warning pronounced in a created matter to Hawaii that he or she believed it was an tangible alert.