One of our goals is to avoid or prevent the tragic losses that occurred on this day. 

 The Disaster Warning Network was originally created to provide effective early warnings to all potential people and places in danger from natural disasters.  During the developmental process it soon became clear that the system will also be very effective for the wide variety of “manmade” disasters that potentially confront each of us in our daily lives in a modern industrialized society.

 Chemical, biological, and radiation accidents are infrequent but a daily potential risk in our lives.  These hazards cannot be eliminated, but the potential for harm can be mitigated by a wide variety of “crisis consequence management systems”.  The “management system” we have chosen is that of “Early Warnings”. 

The ultimate value of any such a system is measured by the lives and property saved as a result of its implementation.  Emergency response personnel will all attest that the savings of lives and property during any disaster is in direct relation to the timeliness of the mitigation response delivery.

 In this regard, the Disaster Warning Network introduces two dramatic innovations to crisis and consequence management.

First, the DWN will provide effective early warning time for exactly those people in immediate danger during disasters. 

Secondly, the DWN will create “proactive”, effective, and advanced responses by BOTH people and automated devices to significantly reduce the effects of BOTH manmade and natural disasters.