Emergency Management unveils ‘A!ert Suwannee’ system
The county's Emergency Management office unveiled the "A!ert
Through the emergency notification system,
"What it is is kind of like a reverse 911," said
"If we have a storm, we can make contact with people in that area."
The system will allow
According to
"We've been wanting it," Thomas said. "It was just a matter of timing.
"Now that we have it, this will basically insure a unified message for life and public safety."
The system also allows residents to choose how they want to be contacted, whether that be by a text message, email or phone call with multiple contact options for each.
When the system sends out an alert, it will continue to try and reach the registered resident using those contact paths until it receives confirmation that the notification was received.
"If we have a tornado touching down in a certain area, we can call people in that area," St. John added. "It's just used to target certain areas. Everybody has cell numbers, this will give us access to contact them via cell and make sure they're OK."
While it will primarily be used for emergency situations, St. John said it could also be utilized for law enforcement purposes as well.
"We can use it, too, if we're having a manhunt in the area and let people know we're looking for this guy and if you see something, let us know," he said.
Thomas added that in that scenario, the system will allow officials to include a photo, tattoos, distinguishing marks in addition to a description.
"The system is absolutely amazing," she said.
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