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County now offers enhanced emergency warning system

Submitted by admin on Wed, 05/25/2016 - 8:50am

McLeod County, through its existing CodeRED high-speed emergency notification system, will begin delivering messages through the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System, known as IPAWS. The added capability provides McLeod County officials an effective way to alert and warn the public about potentially life-threatening emergencies through the Emergency Alert System (EAS), Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), NOAA Weather Radio, and even issue notifications to other local alerting authorities, all within the single CodeRED interface.
“By integrating these emergency alerting methods within the single CodeRED system, we’re able to streamline and make the process much more efficient in the way we notify residents of actual emergencies including imminent threats, saving time and redirecting valuable resources elsewhere that we need to protect our community in times of crisis,” said Kevin Mathews, McLeod County Emergency Management director.
CodeRED notifications differ from alerts issued through IPAWS. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), messages initiated through IPAWS are limited to geographic targeting at the county level only and have limited alert detail based on character limitations. When using the CodeRED system, McLeod County officials can drill down to only notify those within the impacted area, even to residents affected within certain neighborhoods, reducing false alarm. Officials can include pertinent information in CodeRED messages, including any action required and other details that provide immediate benefit to the message recipient.

For more, see the May 25 print edition of The Chronicle.