A test of the CodeRED system will be initiated for all of Stutsman County Thursday, August 16, 2012 in the afternoon. (note change).

Update from Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2…

Stutsman Emergency Manager Jerry Bergquist

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Aug 13, 2012) — Stutsman County, through an agreement with Richland County, has contracted with CodeRED to allow anyone the opportunity to receive emergency notifications requiring immediate action and weather warnings for free.

On Tuesday’s (Aug 14, 2012) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Stutsman County Emergency Manager, and 9-1-1-Coordinator, Jerry Berguist said, currently, only the 9,000 residential landline phones in Stutsman County will receive emergency notifications from the County.

He pointed out there is no additional cost for Stutsman County residents, as the cost is a part of the 9-1-1 fee.

Any business line, cell phone line, VoIP phone line, email address, or text messaging capable phone needs to register for the service by logging onto the Stutsman County website at www.stutsmancounty.org

Once on the site, click the link to be directed to the secured “CodeRED Community Notification Enrollment” page.

Required information to register includes first and last name, street address, city, state, zip code, and phone numbers to be entered.

An exact address is needed due to the geographically based delivery system that CodeRED uses.

The registration page also allows users the opportunity to sign up to receive emergency weather warnings.

This is an opt-in service only.

Anyone wishing to use this service must register by opting in on the enrollment page, including residential landline phones.

Users have the option to receive alerts anytime the National Weather Service issues a tornado warning, severe weather warning or flash flood warning for the address entered on the enrollment page.

Only users that are registered for the service will receive the message.

In addition, you will only be warned if you live in the warned polygon that the National Weather Service has issued a warning for.

For example, if a “tornado warning,” is issued for only Northeast Stutsman County, the phone in Jamestown, and other parts of the county will not be called concerning the warning.

A test of the CodeRED system will be initiated for all of Stutsman County Thursday, August 16, 2012 in the afternoon. (note change). All Stutsman County land lines will be called, and any cell phone, or other opt-in services signed up for before the test will be included in Thursday afternoon’s test.

Normal text messaging rates apply to users who decide to opt in for the text messaging service.

A phone app for Smart Phones is also available for a fee, through app stores, enabling users to be notified by the CodeRED system as they travel.

If there are any questions regarding the system, please call Stutsman County Emergency Management at 701-252-9093.