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| Code Red |
The City of Yoakum has contracted with Emergency Communications Network, Inc., of Ormond
Beach, Florida, for its "CodeRED" high-speed telephone emergency notification services. The
CodeRED system gives city officials the ability to deliver pre-recorded emergency telephone
notification/information messages to targeted areas or the entire city at a rate of up to 60,000
calls per hour. The CodeRED system was chosen after the contract with the previous service
provider expired.
Be cautioned that such systems are only as good as the telephone database supporting them. "If
your phone number is not in the database, you will not be called". The CodeRED system not only
offers faster calling rates and improved message delivery, it gives individuals and businesses the
ability to add their own phone numbers directly to the system's telephone database.
To ensure no one is omitted, we urge all individuals and businesses to log onto the CodeRed
Website and follow the link to the "CodeRED Residential and Business Data Collection" page.
Those without Internet access may call the City of Yoakum at 361-293-6321, Monday through
Friday, (8AM-5PM) to give their information over the phone. Required information includes first
and last name, street address (no P.O. box), city, state, zip code, and primary phone number,
additional phone numbers (optional).
No one should automatically assume his or her phone number is included. All businesses should
register, as well as all individuals who have unlisted phone numbers, who have changed their
phone number or address within the last year, and who use a cellular phone as their primary
home phone.
The CodeRED system is a geographical based notification system, which means street addresses
are needed to select which phone numbers will receive emergency notification calls in any given
situation. The system works fine for cell phones too, but we have to have a street address.
People who have recently moved but kept the same listed or unlisted phone number also need to
change their address in the database.
This system gives those who want to be included an easy and secure method for doing so. The
information will only be used for emergency notification purposes.
Beach, Florida, for its "CodeRED" high-speed telephone emergency notification services. The
CodeRED system gives city officials the ability to deliver pre-recorded emergency telephone
notification/information messages to targeted areas or the entire city at a rate of up to 60,000
calls per hour. The CodeRED system was chosen after the contract with the previous service
provider expired.
Be cautioned that such systems are only as good as the telephone database supporting them. "If
your phone number is not in the database, you will not be called". The CodeRED system not only
offers faster calling rates and improved message delivery, it gives individuals and businesses the
ability to add their own phone numbers directly to the system's telephone database.
To ensure no one is omitted, we urge all individuals and businesses to log onto the CodeRed
Website and follow the link to the "CodeRED Residential and Business Data Collection" page.
Those without Internet access may call the City of Yoakum at 361-293-6321, Monday through
Friday, (8AM-5PM) to give their information over the phone. Required information includes first
and last name, street address (no P.O. box), city, state, zip code, and primary phone number,
additional phone numbers (optional).
No one should automatically assume his or her phone number is included. All businesses should
register, as well as all individuals who have unlisted phone numbers, who have changed their
phone number or address within the last year, and who use a cellular phone as their primary
home phone.
The CodeRED system is a geographical based notification system, which means street addresses
are needed to select which phone numbers will receive emergency notification calls in any given
situation. The system works fine for cell phones too, but we have to have a street address.
People who have recently moved but kept the same listed or unlisted phone number also need to
change their address in the database.
This system gives those who want to be included an easy and secure method for doing so. The
information will only be used for emergency notification purposes.
| Examples of times when the CodeRED System may be utilized: |
- Drinking Water Contamination
- Utility Outage
- Evacuation Notice & Route
- Missing Person
- Bad Weather Notices
- Fires or Floods
- Bomb Threats
- Hostage Situation
- Chemical Spill or Gas Leak
| Visit the CodeRED website for more detailed information & to add your phone number to our list by logging in. |