That's a very costly kind of operation. With the Visual Warning System, we wouldn't necessarily have to go to those extremes to get their attention.
There may be some operational security concerns with the time line he laid out.
It is up to the state and local folks to exercise for catastrophic events when the first responders are wiped out.
It's an attention-getter, but it's not blinding. It's not a distraction. So pilots can still focus on flying the aircraft without endangering anyone or themselves.