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Wyandotte County rolls out IPAWS and Everbridge to expand emergency alerts
Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas — Standing Committees (Public Works & Safety; Administration/Human Services) · April 14, 2026
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Summary
Emergency Management briefed commissioners on a layered alert approach using FEMA's IPAWS and Everbridge; staff said a March tornado warning test reached tens of thousands via Everbridge and IPAWS, and they fixed a short Everbridge delay discovered during the test.
Wyandotte County's emergency management office described a two‑layer approach to public warnings that combines IPAWS (FEMA's Integrated Public Alert and Warning System) with Everbridge, a subscription‑based mass‑notification tool.
Michael Pratt, the Emergency Management data and technology manager, said…
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