CodeRED is active
Yellowstone County’s emergency services are fully operational as participants of CodeRED. Now, to make the emergency alert system completely effective for the county requires the participation of citizens by downloading the CodeRed app.
The county’s Disaster and Emergency Services Coordinator, KC Williams, explained that the focus of area emergency services leaders is to get the word out to get as many people as possible to register with CodeRED which will make notifications of emergency situations more effective than ever. In that effort they will be explaining the system to high school students, who will hopefully carry the information home to their parents and grandparents, he said.
There is no charge to get the app, and once registered on a land line or mobile telephone number it will notify the recipient of all alerts within a 25 mile radius – alerts regarding weather, missing persons and all kinds of other emergency situations.
The Yellowstone County CodeRed Emergency Notification System provides the public with the ability to receive voice, test and /or email notifications generated by government and public safety officials.
To register for the service (app) go to http:// www. co. yellowstone .mt.gov / des/
For assistance call the Yellowstone County Emergency Management Information Line at 406 256-2775.
