Jamestown (CSi) A county-wide test of the CodeRED mass notification system was completed on Friday, February 20th, 2015 by Stutsman County Communications.
Stutsman County Emergency Manager, Jerry Bergquist says,two separate tests were conducted. The first test which began at 11:10 a.m. was for both land-line and cell phones, in addition to text messaging. The second test which began at 11:58 a.m.
was for email notifications only.
Results of the testing related to text messages and emails indicated that 100% of
the text and email messages were delivered. However, during the text message test it
was discovered that depending on the cell phone carrier, the individual receiving
the text either received the entire message or only a portion of it. This is an
issue that will be addressed with CodeRED.
Results related to the phone testing indicated that only 69% of the phone numbers
registered into the system received the test CodeRED message. Much of this is due to
the fact that many people were not home at the time of the test. The number of
people notified could be dramatically increased if individuals would take the time
to register their cell phone numbers with CodeRED. Land line telephone numbers are
already included in the notification database.
However, to receive notifications via cell phone, email or text, individuals must
sign up for the service by going to the Stutsman County website
(http://www.co.stutsman.nd.us/), scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the
CodeRED icon. Those without Internet access can call Stutsman County Emergency
Management at 701-252-9093, Monday through Friday, (8AM-5PM) to sign up over the
phone.
CodeRED is used to alert Stutsman County residents of emergency events and
notifications of immediate concern to the public. CodeRED service is free of charge
to residents and businesses. Questions regarding CodeRED services should be
directed to Stutsman County Emergency Management.
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