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Overview#
The IPAWS (Integrated Public Alert and Warning System) domain provides integration with FEMA's national emergency alert system. It enables querying active emergency alerts by area code, supporting real-time awareness of natural disasters, severe weather, AMBER alerts, and other public safety notifications using the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) standard.
Key Features#
- Active emergency alert retrieval from FEMA IPAWS
- Area code filtering for location-specific alert queries
- Full CAP v1.2 standard support with structured alert data
- Alert classification by category (geo, met, safety, security, rescue, fire, health, env, transport, CBRNE)
- Urgency levels (immediate, expected, future, past, unknown)
- Severity levels (extreme, severe, moderate, minor, unknown)
- Alert status tracking (actual, exercise, system, test)
- Message type support (alert, update, cancel, acknowledge, error)
Use Cases#
- Displaying active emergency alerts to PSAP operators for situational awareness
- Filtering alerts by geographic area for location-specific emergency monitoring
- Integrating federal emergency alerts into platform notification workflows
- Providing real-time severe weather and public safety alert information
Integration#
The IPAWS domain integrates with Alert for platform alerting, Notification for user notifications, Geo for geographic context, Emergency for response coordination, and PSAP for 911 services.
Last Reviewed: 2026-02-05