County emergency alerts disrupted after CodeRED shutdown; staff begin vendor search
Murray County staff reported CodeRED was shut down after FEMA/IPAWS raised data-breach concerns, leaving local alerting unavailable; county staff are contacting cities and seeking a replacement vendor, but may need residents to re-register if user data are not shared.
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Murray County emergency-management staff told the Board of Commissioners on Nov. 25 that CodeRED was shut down after FEMA and IPAWS raised data‑breach concerns, temporarily preventing the county from sending alerts through that service. Carl Nyquist, the meeting presenter, said IPAWS — the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System used by FEMA for Amber Alerts and other public-safety notices — is separating from CodeRED, and as a result the county’s in-house alert distribution via CodeRED is not currently available.
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