What is AEN?

Answer 1

America's Emergency Network (AEN) is a two-part system designed to fill critical gaps in the nation's emergency communications system.

AEN was designed by CBS News Hurricane Analyst, Bryan Norcross, and former National Hurricane Center director, Max Mayfield, with knowledge gained from decades on the front lines of dealing with large-scale disasters. Communications breakdowns - whether on a regional level like after Katrina or a local level like after Wilma - have plagued every government recovery effort in memory.

AEN will be the conduit that emergency managers and other government officials responsible for disaster response and recovery will use to get their messages to the media and/or directly to the public via the internet and, eventually, a dedicated television channel. AEN will work because it has been designed to eliminate the breakdowns that have interrupted communications in the past