Although the guy that ‘pushed the button’ would not cooperate nor talk to FCC investigators, the State Emergency Management office did their own internal investigation and the results were released yesterday.
They report that the employee believed during the test alerts that this was an actual, real alert that prompted him to send the emergency cellphone alert out. His co-workers who were interviewed believed he was not capable of doing his job, and the errant employee was terminated from the job.
Thus ends the ‘real missile’ conspiracy theories.
Just another incompetent government employee… here to help.
The good thing out of this is that procedures and clearances will be revised and tightened up at the (formerly ‘Civil Defense’) office of Emergency Management.