New Emergency Alert System Available In Yakima

The Yakima Valley Office of Emergency Management has announced the creation of a new emergency notification system. The new system will allow the 911 Dispatch centers in Yakima County to notify residents in case of emergencies, such as fires, floods, and severe weather.

The system has the capability to notify citizens through many pathways, including voice messaging, land line and cell phones, text messages, emails, fax, and pagers. Citizens can register multiple phone numbers, emails, and addresses, as well as special/functional needs.

Currently, the system has only land line phone numbers programmed.

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People can also go to the Yakima County website (<http://www.yakimacounty.us/>), or the YVOEM website (<http://www.co.yakima.wa.us/350/Emergency-Management> ) to sign up.

When signing up, citizens will have the option to receive weather alerts, and choose which ones they want, and create a user name and password. After this, users will have the ability to update or change their contact information at any time. There is a smartphone app available to receive alerts also for IPhone and Android.