"For decades . . . [ it has ] served as the main relocation site for the White House, the Supreme Court and much of the executive branch." Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, access to the operations center is via "Route 601, also called Blue Ridge Mountain Road, in Bluemont, VA." The underground facility within Mount Weather designated "Area B" was completed in 1959. FEMA established training facilities on the mountain's surface ("Area A") in 1979. A net control station for the FEMA National Radio System (FNARS), a "High Frequency radio system connecting most federal public safety agencies and U.S. military with most of the states" is located here. FNARS provides presidential access to the Emergency Alert System.