The Everbridge system is provided for free to Douglas County residents by a grant through the NE Region Homeland Security Council. The system also is being utilized by a number of counties throughout the region.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The call notification system uses your location to send messages. For example, weather alerts are sent to you only when your location is included within the issued weather product. Your address also allows the county(s) you wish to receive alerts from to send targeted messages to you.
The Northeast Kansas Regional Notification System will send you a severe thunderstorm / tornado warning alert only if an address you list within your account is within that specific warning. If your address(es) is outside of that warning, you will not get an alert. You can verify you are signed up…
Everbridge is a “confirm and quit” system meaning that once you confirm receipt of the message, the system will not use other methods of notification to reach you.