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Rush County reviews emergency-notification vendors after failure of tornado alerts
Summary
Commissioners heard from emergency management officials that Nixle alerts failed during a recent tornado warning; staff were asked to get contract copies, solicit quotes (including HyperReach) and were authorized to sign a letter if needed to avoid automatic renewal.
Emergency management concerns dominated a lengthy discussion at the Rush County commissioners meeting after multiple residents reported not receiving tornado warnings.
An agency official (S3) said the county's alert vendor, Nixle, failed to deliver alerts consistently during a recent severe-weather event. "They said it cannot be fixed," the official reported, describing vendor…
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