Rich County Emergency Management
Advance Notification
Rich County is a safe place
to live. We don’t have any railroads, chemical plants, refineries, airports, or
large, urban, industrial areas. Radical
terrorists looking to disrupt locations with civil unrest are rare. We do have other threats that come with
living in a rural county which most of us are aware of. These include but are not limited to: Extreme weather events, microburst downpours,
wildfire, flooding, windstorms (lakes), power disruptions, hazardous materials
roadways and earthquakes.
As the Rich County Emergency Manager,
it is my responsibility to prepare for all types of emergencies through
training and planning. It is also
necessary to assist in coordination with first responders and other city,
county, State and Federal governments. I
am the guy that sets up Emergency Operation Centers to support Law Enforcement,
Fire, EMS and others who respond to the emergency
Accurate communication is one
of the most difficult things to accomplish during an emergency. Rich County, with other counties in northern
Utah, utilizes an advance notification system called CodeRed. This nationwide program allows a city or county
the ability to push information to the public when an incident exists. It is a volunteer program, but to be on the
notification list, citizens need to register.
It is a simple thing to do and may save your life. Register family and friends at https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/E6BA2FE3512F
. There is also a free app at: https://www.onsolve.com/solutions/products/codered/mobile-alert-app/codered-mobile-apps-download/
which will notify you anywhere your cell phone is in the United States. Please take the time to sign up.
Bryce Nielson
Rich County, Emergency
Manager
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