ATCHISON CITY, ATCHISON COUNTY TO TEST EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM ATCHISON, KANS.—Residents of Atchison County can expect a phone call from CodeRED Community Notification System on Tuesday, November 25. CodeRED is an emergency notification system provided by Atchison County and the City of Atchison for all residents of Atchison County. The all-call to landlines and previously registered numbers on Tuesday serves as a way to test the local infrastructure while notifying residents about the features of the system. Wesley Lanter, Atchison County Emergency Management director, said the cooperative effort between the county and city provides alerts, notifications and weather warnings to Atchison County residents via phone calls, texts or email. Additionally, Lanter said he hopes the all-call will raise awareness of the system. According to Lanter, residents and businesses can go online and tailor what type of messages they receive, as well as how they receive the message through telephone, text and/or email. “While CodeRED provided Atchison County with a database of residential and business phone numbers, there are many households that utilize only unpublished cell phones as primary numbers. It is important for those residents to register online to ensure receipt of emergency and general notifications—as well as tornado, thunderstorm and flash flood warnings from the National Weather Service,” Lanter said. Both Atchison County and the City of Atchison plan to use the CodeRED system to notify residents of issues in their communities immediately following the all-call on Tuesday. “We plan to use the CodeRED system to keep our residents informed on street closures, water service interruptions, as well as any public safety issues that may arise,” Atchison City Manager Trey Cocking said. For a link to register for the alerts, please see the Atchison County website at atchisoncountyks.org or the City of Atchison website at cityofatchison. The respective Twitter and Facebook pages contain the link to the community enrollment page as well. If a person does not have internet access, he or she may call the Atchison County Emergency Management office at 913-833-4025 to register. For more information on the notifications or how to register, please contact Lanter at 913-833-4025 or [email protected]
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 20:26:47 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015