How Matthews residents are alerted in a disaster: town, county systems explained
Board members and Grant County EMA staff described the county alerting system that can send targeted messages to every cell phone in a selected township, plus tornado sirens and school-district lockdown notifications; the board advised residents about multiple communications channels.
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A resident asked how community members are notified of imminent disasters. Grant County EMA and town officials explained a county alerting system that allows staff to select a geographic area (for example, a township) and send a text or message to all cell phones in that area; the town also uses tornado radio alarm systems and coordinate alerts through the school district for school lockdowns.
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