“CodeRED” COMING TO AVON

The City of Avon has contracted with Emergency Communications Network, Inc., of Ormond Beach, Florida for its “CodeRED” high-speed telephone emergency notification services. The CodeRED system gives city officials the ability to deliver pre-recorded emergency telephone notification / information messages such as, boil – water notices, missing children, missing persons, evacuation notices, utility outages, fires, hostage situations, chemical spills, gas leaks or any other emergency incident where rapid notification is essential. This system is only offered to residents and businesses within the City of Avon free of charge.

Although most residences and businesses are automatically put in the system, the Avon Police Department urges all individuals and businesses to log onto the Avon Police Departments website, www.avonpd.com and follow the link to the “CodeRED Residential and Business Data Collection” page. To make sure your information is current and accurate we request that you complete the form. If you do not have internet access, please contact a friend or family member to help enter your contact information. If you have any questions you may call the Avon Police Department at (440) 934-1234.

Those who wish to not receive the CodeRED notifications must complete a Do Not Call Release Form. The form can be filled out at the police department at 36145 Detroit Road or printed from the link on the police department website and dropped off at the police department.

• Weather Warning Alerts from the National Weather Service are an additional feature available through the CodeRED system. Anyone wishing to receive weather alerts for Tornado, Flash Flood and Severe Thunderstorms MUST go to the Avon Police Department website and click on the CodeRED link to enter their information and request the Weather Warning Option. If you do not have internet access, please contact a friend or family member to help enter your contact information. If you have any questions you may call the Avon Police.

Those that are enrolled in the new system should receive two test calls on Friday June 5th, 2009. One call will be made around 1 pm and a second call will be made around 5 pm. If you should happen to receive the call and only heard part of it, you can call 1-866-419-5000 and you will be able to hear the message again.

The information in the database will only be used for emergency, weather and important notification purposes. Questions about the system should be directed to Lieutenant Larry Fischbach or Dispatcher Deni Stempowski at 440-934-1234.

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