Thurston County Updates Alert System

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  Thurston County Emergency Management is updating its alert system.Not found in the source record — unverified.
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  The system includes Emergency Notification Public Alerts, Emergency Alert System (EAS), and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA).“Emergency Notification Public AlertsThese types of notifications typically target a geographic area and include a wide range of alerts including: burn bans boil notices missing persons and chemical spills to name a few.”
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  Public Alerts allow residents to sign up for specific notifications, such as river flood alerts.“Public Alerts provide citizens the opportunity to sign up to receive certain types of notifications. Currently in Thurston County, river flood notifications are available for public sign up and notification.”
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  WEA sends short text alerts to smartphones based on location.“WEA are text alerts that can be received on most smart phones and are relevant to your current location, not your home or the address associated with your phone. WEA messages are short and typically alert for extreme weather or area hazards, AMBER Alerts or Presidential alerts of national emergency.”
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  EAS alerts cover the entire county and are broadcast on TV, radio, and NOAA Weather Radios.“EAS alerts typically involve the whole county and are immediate and widespread. These alerts are broadcast on Television, Radio and NOAA Weather Radios.”
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  Residents can opt out of WEA alerts except for Presidential alerts.“You can opt out of all WEA alerts, aside from Presidential alerts.”
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  The county encourages residents to register for TC Alert at thurstoncountywa.gov.“Click here to register Thurston County Emergency Management, in an effort to keep our citizens safe and apprised of hazardous conditions in the area, uses several types of alerts to warn the public of potential hazards within Thurston County: Emergency Notification Public AlertsThese types of notifications typically target a geographic area and include a wide range of alerts including: burn bans boil notices missing persons and chemical spills to name a few.”
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  For assistance, call (360) 867-2800.“If you are having trouble, or would like more information on Thurston Community Alert, call (360) 867-2800.”
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  This update ensures residents receive timely warnings about hazards like burn bans, chemical spills, and extreme weather.“Emergency Notification Public AlertsThese types of notifications typically target a geographic area and include a wide range of alerts including: burn bans boil notices missing persons and chemical spills to name a few.”