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Orland Park to switch from Code Red to Everbridge for emergency alerts under Cook County MOU
Summary
The village approved a memorandum of understanding with Cook County to move emergency notifications from Code Red to Everbridge at no cost, citing cybersecurity concerns with Code Red and calling the village rollout 'VOP alerts.'
Mayor Jim Dodge said Orland Park will move from Code Red to Everbridge after the Village Board approved a memorandum of understanding with Cook County's Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security.
Dodge cited cybersecurity concerns with Code Red and said Everbridge is the industry leader in emergency communications. He said the change will allow the village to provide more reliable notifications to residents and that the upgrade comes at no cost to the village. The mayor asked residents to watch for the rollout, which the village will rebrand as 'VOP alerts.'
The briefing did not include technical details about the migration, data-sharing terms with Cook County, or a firm rollout schedule.
