TWFP 1
TWFP 1 : ICG Tsunami Warning Focal Point. 7x24 contact person, or other official point of contact or address, for rapidly receiving and issuing tsunami event information (such as warnings). The Tsunami Warning Focal Point either is the emergency authority (civil defence or other designated agency responsible for public safety), or has the responsibility of notifying the emergency authority of the event characteristics (earthquake and/or tsunami), in accordance with national standard operating procedures. The Tsunami Warning Focal Point receives international tsunami advice from PTWS centres (PTWC, WCATWC, NWPTAC within the JMA), IOTWS RTSPs (in 2012, Australia, India, Indonesia), NEAMTWS Candidate TWPs (in 2012, France, Turkey, Greece) or other regional international warning centres
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