Recommendation R5
The Humboldt County Sheriff direct the Program Manager of the Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services to assess its current local wireless alert system for geolocation functionality and report to the Sheriff by September 30, 2026. (F7, F8)
Jury report: The Next Wave in Tsunami Warnings in Humboldt · PDF page 34
Permanent linkOfficial response
Humboldt County Sheriff
Agency says further analysis neededRequires analysis; explains registered-address Everbridge and geographic WEA capabilities.
Read official response · PDF page 8Pages 8–9 distinguish subscriber-based Humboldt Alert from federal WEA and note rural cell coverage limits. They do not state when further analysis or the requested report to the Sheriff will be completed; the jury’s September 30 date is not adopted as a response promise.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.