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Brazos County emergency coordinator urges residents to register for CodeRED and enable wireless emergency alerts
Summary
Emergency management coordinator Jason Ware briefed Commissioners Court on local emergency risks and urged residents to register for CodeRED and to enable government emergency alerts on phones so county warnings reach people in life‑threatening events.
Jason Ware, the county’s Emergency Management Coordinator, gave Commissioners Court a 40‑minute presentation on July 29 explaining local hazards, past emergencies in Brazos County and how residents can receive life‑safety notifications.
Ware emphasized two separate systems the county uses: the CodeRED community enrollment platform, which allows residents to register specific addresses and receive geofenced notifications, and the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) / Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) that deliver life‑safety messages to active cell phones in a geofenced area.
Why it matters: Emergency alerts can provide seconds or minutes for life‑saving action during tornadoes,…
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