Commission adopts joint Alert Iowa policy, discusses siren testing alignment; votes at a glance
The Dallas County Emergency Management Commission approved a policy formalizing shared Alert Iowa procedures with Polk County and adopted several ESFs; commissioners also discussed aligning monthly siren tests to the first Wednesday at 11 a.m. but took no vote on the siren schedule itself.
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The Dallas County Emergency Management Commission voted to approve a formal Alert Iowa policy that will allow greater coordination with Polk County on subscriber alerts, reverse‑911 and wireless emergency messages. Staff recommended the policy to reduce duplicate alerts for communities that cross the county line and named AJ Sealy as the commission contact for policy changes.
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