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Mayor Watson, city and county urge Austinites to sign up ahead of statewide alert drill April 2
Summary
City and county emergency leaders said Austin will join a statewide test of emergency-alert systems on Thursday, April 2, and urged residents to register for Warn Central Texas and check device settings because wireless alerts may not reach everyone without proper settings.
Mayor Watson announced that the City of Austin and Travis County will participate in a statewide test of emergency alerting systems on Thursday, April 2, and urged residents to sign up for Warn Central Texas and check mobile‑device settings so they receive life‑saving messages.
The test, described by Watson as a “first of its kind statewide test,” will exercise multiple alert channels, officials said. "This is literally a matter of life and death," Watson said, urging residents to register at WarnCentralTexas.org so they can receive follow‑up information after a wireless life‑safety alert.
Jim Reddick, the city's director of Austin Emergency Management, said the exercise will use both IPAWS — the…
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