Residents urged to sign up for emergency notification

County residents are urged to sign up for the Emergency Notification System through the CodeRed/ONSOLVE system.

According to Susan Reinders with Milam County Homeland Security, the county conducted a push for people to sign up for the system several years ago and they have recently indentified that hardly anyone is registered.

“Many have let go of their landline phones and now operate only with mobile devices,” Reinders said. “Landline numbers transferred to the ENS with the support of Central Texas Council of Governments 911 department, but cell/mobile devices are not. Since there are so many carriers it is impossible to transfer those numbers. We are trying to reach the communities within Milam County and educate on the purpose and use of having access to CodeRED/ONSOLVE.”

Signing up for the system is quick and simple. 

You can visit www.milamcounty.net and click on Code Red Registration at the bottom of the page and fill in your contact information and even download an app for your phone. There is an option to receive text messages from the system.

The Code Red System notifies residents in the event of an emergency situation in the county or city. It provides regional emergency management agencies the ability to quickly deliver messages to targeted areas.

If you have any questions or need more information, call Reinders at (254) 697-7060 or e-mail sreinders@milamcounty.net.