Friday, July 20, 2012
Police reported that the test call reached just under 6,000 residents in about 13 minutes.
Last Friday the town conducted a CodeRED test call using the Town Wide Emergency Notification System. They sent out an All Call to registered residents and businesses. The call reached over 5,900 residents in under 13 minutes. According to North Reading Police, after the initial call, the system called all non-connected calls up to three times, which took over two hours. If you did not receive the test call, visit the North Reading Police Department website and click on the CodeRED logo on the right side of the homepage. Enter your contact information, phone numbers and email addresses. Police say if you do not have internet access, ask a friend or family member to add you to the database or fill out a form at the police or fire …
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Have a question about the CodeRED system? It may be answered here.
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
The following was submitted by the North Reading Police Department: Here are some questions that people frequently ask regarding CodeRED: 1. I received a CodeRED call, does that mean I am in the CodeRED database? Yes. If you would like to submit additional information, such as cell phone numbers, text and email information, you must visit www.nrpd.org and click on the CodeRED Logo. CodeRED always de-duplicates by phone number, so if you are unsure if you are registered, you should just submit your information again. This will ensure you are in the database! 2. Why did CodeRED call me several times? If there is no answer and you do not have an answering device, the number will be attempted up to three times. 3…
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
The CodeRED system provides North Reading Town officials the ability to deliver messages to targeted areas or the entire town.
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
The following was submitted by the North Reading Police Department: The Town of North Reading has contracted with Emergency Communications Network to license its CodeRED high-speed notification solution. The CodeRED system provides North Reading Town officials the ability to quickly deliver messages to targeted areas or the entire Town of North Reading. Greg Balukonis, North Reading’s Town Administrator, stated that “the CodeRED system will be used for critical incidents and events where the timely notification of an effected population or geographic area of the Town of North Reading is essential or highly desirable.” Balukonis cautioned that such systems are only as good as the telephone number database supporting them. "If your phone …
Peter Maxwell
9:25 am on Tuesday, July 24, 2012
The system worked great! The first call took 13 minutes to call 5,978 residents, the second recall was launched at 12:35 taking 9 minutes to pick up an additional 298 residents and a final recall was launched at 12:44 taking 6 minutes to pick up an additional 120 residents. The system performed exactly as designed and now that it has been properly tested it will be ready for the next true … more ›