CAPCOG 2026 Recap: The Biggest Alerting & Warning Lessons from Texas

The Alerting Authority · Aug 20, 2026 · 48m · transcript

What happens when emergency managers, public safety leaders, universities, public health officials, law enforcement, and alerting authorities from across Texas come together for two days of intensive training?

In this episode of The Alerting Authority, Jeannette Sutton and Eddie Bertola break down their experience at CAPCOG 2026, where they trained professionals from across Texas on emergency communications, alerting policies, message design, public warning research, and real-world emergency scenarios.

Topics include:

✅ Why "we'll figure it out when something happens" is not an emergency…