The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System is abbreviated as which acronym?

• A. IPAWS
• B. CAD
• C. MDT
• D. FCC

Answer: (A)

This checks your knowledge of the exact acronym for the system that coordinates public alerts and warnings across multiple channels. The correct abbreviation is IPAWS, which stands for Integrated Public Alert and Warning System. That name matches the full title of the national framework used to push alerts through EAS, Wireless Emergency Alerts, and other pathways.

The other terms refer to different parts of emergency communications: CAD stands for Computer-Aided Dispatch, used in call-taking and routing incidents; MDT stands for Mobile Data Terminal, a device in the field; FCC is the Federal Communications Commission, the agency that regulates communications. None of these are the acronym for the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, so they aren’t correct in this context.