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EMERGENCY & GENERAL SERVICES (406) 256-2775
P.O. Box 35004 Fax (406) 256-6947
Billings, MT 59107-5004
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Yellowstone County Contracts with CodeRED to Provide Emergency Notification Services
YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MT, March 8, 2019 – Following a thorough evaluation and review of alerting
systems, Yellowstone County along with the cities of Billings, Laurel, and Broadview have implemented
CodeRED, a high-speed emergency mass notification service provided by Ormond Beach, FL-based
OnSolve, LLC.
The CodeRED system will serve as the backbone of Yellowstone County’s emergency planning and
communications outreach to both citizens and staff. The system sends telephone calls, text messages,
emails and posts to social media channels to inform residents to better protect life and property.
CodeRED was selected for its reliability and accuracy, as well as the system’s wide spread adoption rates
across the U.S.
Yellowstone Disaster and Emergency Services Coordinator, K.C. Williams states, “CodeRED’s robust
notification system will provide Yellowstone County officials with a reliable, easy-to-use interface to
quickly deliver critical information to our citizens during emergencies. We are eager to use this
innovative technology to enhance our emergency preparedness plans. We anticipate using the system
to notify residents of public safety issues such as fires, floods, drinking water emergencies, missing
children notices or any other event that may impact the safety and well-being of our citizens.”
All residents are encouraged to visit http://co.yellowstone.mt.gov/des/ and click on the CodeRED logo
to enroll their contact information including cell phone numbers, text and email addresses. Citizens are
also encouraged to download the CodeRED app to their mobile devices. No one should automatically
assume they are in the emergency contact database.
Public safety officials across the United States have credited CodeRED notifications for successfully
locating missing children, apprehending wanted criminals and issuing timely evacuations.
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