Allamakee County to test CodeRED Emergency Notification System Tuesday

Allamakee County will be utilizing the CodeRED Emergency Notification System Tuesday, August 20 at 10 a.m. to call the entire community.
The calls will be in the morning and will continue until the entire database has been attempted. This call will give county personnel the chance to operate the system as if there had been a community-wide disaster.
The message that is being delivered directs recipients to the Allamakee County website to add additional contact numbers, and it also asks that recipients spread the word by mentioning the system to family, friends and neighbors.
Allamakee County 911 Coordinator Chris Fee suggests that "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.
911 urges citizens to log onto the county website at www.co.allamakee.ia.us and follow the CodeRED link in the middle of the page. Those without internet access may call 456-568-4603 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 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 Christopher Fee at 563-568-4603.