Thurston County Updates Alert System

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  Thurston County Emergency Management has updated its alert systemNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  Thurston County Emergency Management's alert system now includes more notification options for residentsNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The system now offers three types of alertsNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  One of the alert types is Emergency Notification Public Alerts“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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  Emergency Notification Public Alerts allow residents to sign up for specific notifications“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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  Emergency Notification Public Alerts include river flood warnings“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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  Registration for Public Alerts is available onlineNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  Registration for Public Alerts is available at ThurstonCountyWA.gov“Register for TC Alert 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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  Residents can opt out of WEA alerts“You can opt out of all WEA alerts, aside from Presidential alerts.”
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  Residents cannot 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 sign-ups for alerts“Public AlertsPublic 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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  The county encourages sign-ups to stay informed about hazards“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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  The county mentions hazards like burn bans“burn bans boil notices missing persons and chemical spills to name a few.”
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  The county mentions hazards like boil notices“burn bans boil notices missing persons and chemical spills to name a few.”
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  The county mentions hazards like chemical spills“burn bans boil notices missing persons and chemical spills to name a few.”