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Commissioners approve $1,995 annual contract for smartphone mass-notification service linked to IPAWS
Summary
The board approved partnering with OCV to add an EMA tab to the sheriff's app and pay $1,995 annually (or $5,985 prepaid for three years) for a mass-notification service that integrates with FEMA's IPAWS. County officials said the system allows geofenced alerts to cell phones and includes training and policy work with sheriff's staff.
Warrick County commissioners approved funding on Tuesday for a three-year mass-notification subscription to an OCV service that integrates with the federal Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS).
Matt (EMA) told the board the OCV service — the same vendor that provides the sheriff’s smartphone app — is FEMA-approved and would allow authorized county staff to draw a map and send…
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