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Code Red notification to be tested Fri., Feb. 1, 2013 at 10amCT.

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From Greg Thomas, Adair County Emergency Management Director

Adair County and the City of Columbia will be utilizing the CodeRED Emergency Notification System on Friday, February 1, 2013 to call the entire community. The calls will take place after 10amCT in the MORNING and will continue until the entire database has been attempted. This call will give Adair County and the City of Columbia personnel the chance to operate the system as if there has been a community wide disaster.



The message that is being delivered directs recipients to the web site to add additional contact numbers, and it also asks that recipients spread the word by mentioning the system to family, friends and neighbors.

Greg Thomas, Adair County Emergency Management Director, suggests "All individuals and businesses should take the time to visit our website and add contact information to include cellular phones and other non-traditional phones as well as email and text addresses. If your contact information is not in the database you will not receive a call when an urgent message is sent.

In particular, businesses should register, as well as individuals who have unlisted phone numbers, who have changed their phone number recently, and those who use a cellular phone exclusively or have VoIP phones (such as Vonage) as their primary numbers.

Thomas urges citizens to log onto the one of the following:
  • Columbia Magazine.com

  • Or one of these sites: http://www.935wain.com, www.ridingthewave.com, www.accvonline.com, or www.adairprogress.com and follow the CodeRED link.
Those without Internet access may call the Adair County 911 Center at 270-384-4760 Monday through Friday from 8am to 3pm. Required information includes a street address (physical address, no P.O. boxes) for location purposes and a primary phone number. Additional phone numbers, email and text addresses may also be entered.

More information about the CodeRED system is on the website, any questions should be directed to Adair County Emergency Management at 270-384-4760. Rapid Emergency Notification System - Register Now


This story was posted on 2013-01-28 12:33:42
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CODE RED system will be tested



2013-01-28 - 107 N. High Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Greg Thomas. Adair County and the City of Columbia will be utilizing the Code Red system on Emergency Notification System on Friday, February 1, 2013 to call the entire community. The calls will take place after 10amCT in the MORNING and will continue until the entire database has been attempted. This call will give Adair County and the City of Columbia personnel the chance to operate the system as if there has been a community wide disaster.
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