The Executive Director of the AWARN Alliance, who serves in a similar role as head of the Indiana Broadcasters Association, has written to the FCC in support of the November 17 national Emergency Alert System (EAS) test the agency is conducting with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Importantly, Dave Arland has voiced his disapproval of a request from the head of Silicondust to disable ATSC 3.0 protocols ahead of the upcoming test.