Ping4 Advance Alerting Platform
Bryce Nielson, Rich County Emergency
Manager
Emergency management officials in Rich, Cache, Morgan, Box
Elder, Davis and Weber counties will begin using ping4alerts!. This is a mobile communication solution that
instantly notifies citizens of public safety concerns.
Our population in Rich County is shifting from land line
phones to cellular devices. I will bet
that over 90% of the cowboys/girls you see on a horse will be carrying a cell
phone.
The past system we have been
using in the county, City Watch, has worked well but with declining land line
usages needed, to be upgraded. By using ping4alerts!
we now have the ability to send relevant, real-time emergency messages to
residents and visitors who have downloaded
the app. There is no signing-up, you
just have to download the free app and Go. Your personal information is not used. The notifications are delivered over the
internet through GPS, cellular and Wi-Fi networks. We can target precise areas
down as small as a street or county wide.
The system allows us to deliver media alerts that can include images,
custom audio, video and mobile links.
I know we older members of society all hate to deal with
apps but just have your kids put it on your phone and theirs too. Tell their friends to do it too. Then you can forget it but be assured that
when an emergency happens, you will stay in the loop and know what is going on.
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