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Farmers Branch reviews 'Branch Alert' enrollment, clarifies siren purpose and plans signup push
Summary
City staff reviewed the Everbridge‑powered Branch Alert system after post‑storm address mapping errors, clarified that outdoor sirens are intended only to warn people who are outdoors, and proposed a seasonal outreach campaign to raise signups above the current 2,300 registrants.
City staff on Tuesday briefed the Farmers Branch City Council on its Branch Alert mass‑notification system and outdoor warning sirens, describing recent fixes and a plan to boost resident enrollment.
Luke, a city staff member presenting the system update, said the city uses Everbridge for Branch Alert and discovered after the late‑May storms that a small number of registrants had incorrect location mapping. Luke said he corrected the addresses and worked with Everbridge on the problem.
"We found a known…
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