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Receive Emergency Notices From ‘Alert Escambia’ Service
February 19, 2015
The new Alert Escambia Emergency Notification System allows citizens to receive alert notifications about community emergencies in Escambia County. Participants will receive time-sensitive messages at home, work, mobile or business phones, email addresses, text messages and more.
Escambia County’s EMA has found it necessary to replace its previous mass notification system that allowed it to communicate with the public and other agencies and entities during emergencies. The Escambia County Commission approved the system subscription last year with funding from Escambia County Emergency Management, the Escambia County Health Department, ECUA, International Paper , Ascend Performance Materials and Gulf Power Company.
The agencies will share the cost of the system on a prorated basis through June 30, and then each agency will contribute an equal $11,229.16 for the July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016, time period for a total yearly cost of $67,375. Escambia County will utilize federal grant funds to pay for its share of the total subscription cost.
These messages will include emergency information regarding potential protective measures required to protect local citizens during an emergency situation such as evacuation notices or shelter in place instructions.
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3 Responses to “Receive Emergency Notices From ‘Alert Escambia’ Service”
Water boil issues should have a means to shout out. I’m in.
I signed up. Hope i never get a call.
I feel William does a very fine job with his website – so no thanks! Besides this already is or will become another trojan horse for the board of county commissioners to create a new “tax” on your phone bill to pay for it down the road when the other free money goes away.
What ever happened to the reverse 911 idea to notify residents?