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During a major emergency or disaster, Emergency
Management officials will work to provide timely and
accurate information and instructions to the public.
There are several components essential to emergency
communications:
·
9-1-1 Communications
Center – Dispatchers will provide emergency calls
and information to emergency responders.
· The
Emergency Alert System (EAS) - County
officials
can send instant messages or alerts with important
emergency information via radio and television
stations.
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Media – News releases
and media interviews assist in providing timely and
accurate information to the public.
· Emergency
vehicles' public address systems (also called Route
Alerting) - Emergency vehicles are
equipped with public address systems, which can be
used to make announcements to citizens.
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