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Saturday, November 8, 2014

Code Red


Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

RANDOLPH, Utah.  November 5, 2014. Bryce Nielson, Rich County Emergency Coordinator, said that the Emergency Alert System is signing an agreement with Code Red, which will provide an alert system through texting and e-mail to the region. The County pays for it with grant matches, but as homeland security grants are drying up, Bryce asked if the County wants to stay in it?  It will be $2,300 a year .

Nielson said, “people respond to text messages.”

He would like to incorporate it into the entire county.  Then people can be alerted to county meetings or events , as well as storm warning for boaters for example.  People opt in by giving the county their cell phone numbers.   In the sanitation bills there were notifications to send in cell phone numbers to Kathy Hislop in Garden City and Becky Peart in the County.  The Commission agreed to fund the program.

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