Emergency
Notification System Seconds Count in an
Emergency!
The City of Pompano Beach has instituted the
CodeRED® Emergency Notification System -- a
high-speed telephone communication service for mass emergency
notifications. This system allows us to telephone either all subscribers
or geographically-targeted areas of the City in case of an emergency
situation that requires immediate action (such as a boil-water notice,
missing child, or evacuation). The system is capable of dialing up to
60,000 phone numbers per hour. It then delivers a recorded message to
either a live person or an answering machine, making three attempts to
connect to any number.
If you have caller ID
installed on your phone, the CodeRED call may display as an "unknown
caller", however, the number will be
866.419.5000. Please make a note of this and
do not disregard calls from this number!
Both residents and businesses can now add their
contact information to our emergency notification system. It's free to
join and your personal information will be kept confidential. Help us
help you in case of an emergency!
Examples of times when the CodeRED system could
be used are:
- hurricane evacuation notice
- drinking water contamination
- fires or floods
- utility outage
- bomb threat
- hostage situation
- chemical spill or gas leak
- and other emergency incidents where rapid
and accurate notification is essential for life safety
Sign up now
to receive emergency notifications.
Registration online is simple, quick, and free. Just follow the instructions
by
clicking here. (updated)
Or
download the form by clicking here
and send it to:
Public Communications Department
PO Drawer 1300
Pompano Beach, Florida 33061
Or fax the completed form to 954.786.4504
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