Microsoft Word - Sources For Accessible Emergency Alerts v2

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KnowYourSou rcesfo rAccessibleEmergencyAlerts 

Whenitcomestobeingreadyforanemergency,thebestadvicewecangiveisplan!Oneaspectofthatis

knowingHOWyouaregoingtogetyourinformation.Thereareseveraloptionsavailable:

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1. TV:Ensureyouareturnedintoacrediblesource.TheICisworkingwithlocalnewsstationstoensure

informationiscaptionedinrealtimeandatapacepeoplecanread.

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2. All‐HazardRadios:

Knowinstantlywhenanemergencyalertisissuedwiththeseaudioandtextalert

radios!Thereareadd‐onsincludingflashersorbedshakerssoifanalertcomesoutatnightyou’llknow.

Wehavealistofretailersonourwebsite.TheIndependenceCenterhasalsoidentifiedtheMidland

WeatherRadioasonethatisaccessiblewithadd‐onsthatincludealightflasherandbedshaker.Itis

availablethroughwww.midlandusa.com.Besuretogettheassistiveattachmentsforyourdisability.

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3. CredibleInternetSites:

Itisimportanttoensureyouaregettingaccurateinformationonlineduringan

emergency.TheIChasidentifiedseveralcrediblewebsitesforemergencyinformationonthebackofthis

pageandourwebsite.

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4. E‐911:

GotoElPasoCountywebsitetosignupforlocalemergencytextmessages.Signupat

www.elpasoteller911.org.

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5. SmartPhones:

Inthisdigitalagethebestwaytogetinformationisthroughyoursmartphone.Most

phonesnowhaveawarningsystembuiltintothemthatworkswiththeNationalWeatherService,

meaningifyouaretravelingandthereisanemergencywhereyouare,youwillstillgetanalert!Many

newersmartphonesareautomaticallysetuptoreceivealerts.Othersmayrequirethedownloadingofa

freeapp.Checkwithyourwirelesscarriertomakesureyouralertsareinplaceandturnedon.

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EmergencySourceC hecklist:

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 Knowthelocalnewsstationsandwebsitesthat

areaccessibletoyouduringanemergency.

 ResearchandpurchaseanAll‐Hazard

radioandtheadd‐onsyouneed.

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Sign‐upforE‐911at

www.elpasoteller911.org./246/

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Ensureyoursmartphonecanreceive

emergencytexts.

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CredibleIntern e tSites

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ElPasoCountyWebsites:

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ElPasoCounty

Web:www.elpaso.com

Twitter:twitter.com/epcpio

Facebook:www.facebook.com/ElPasoCountyCO

ElPasoCountySheriff

Web:shr.elpasoco.com/

Twitter:twitter.com/EPCSheriff

Facebook:www.facebook.com/EPCSheriff

ElPasoCountyPublicHealth

Web:www.elpasocountryhealth.org/

Twitter:twitter.com/EPCpublicHealth

Facebook:

www.facebook.com/ElPasoCountyPublicHealth

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CityWebsites:

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CityofColoradoSprings

Web:www.springsgov.com/

Twitter:twitter.com/springsgov

Facebook:www.facebook.com/springsgov

ColoradoSpringsPoliceDepartment

Web:cspd.coloradosprings.gov

Twitter:twitter.com/cspdpio

Facebook:www.facebook.com/pages/Colorado‐

Springs‐Police‐Department/133820446633849

ColoradoSpringsFireDepartment

Web:www.csfd.coloradosprings.gov

Twitter:twitter.com/CSFDPIO

Facebook:www.facebook.com/csfdpio

ManitouSprings

Web:www.manitouspringsgov.com/

Twitter:twitter.com/manitouGOV

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OtherWebsites:

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NationalOceanicAtm osp hericAdministration

(NOAA):http://www.noaa.gov/

2‐1‐1Resource Line:http://www.211.org/

ElPasoTeller911Authority:

SignupforEmergencyNotificationsinyourarea:

http://www.elpasoteller911.org/246/Emergency‐

Notification‐System

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LocalTV Ne ws&WeatherWebsites:

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Channel5KOAA(NBC)

Web:www.koaa.com

Twitter:twitter.com/koaa_5

Facebook:facebook.com/KOAA/

Channel11KKTV(CBS)

Web:www.kktv.com/

Twitter:twitter.com/kktv11news

Facebook:facebook.com/kktv11news/

Channel13KRDO(ABC)

Web:www.krdo.com

Twitter:twitter.com/KRDONC13

Facebook:facebook.com/KRDONewsChannel13/

Channel21KXRM(Fox)

Web:http://fox21news.com/

Twitter:FOX21News

Facebook:facebook.com/FOX21News

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LocalRadioWebsites:

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KRDO105.5FMor1240AM

http://www.krdo.com/radio

KVOR740AM

http://www.kvor.com/

KZNT1460AM

http://am1460theanswer.com/

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HelpfulConsumer‐FocusedWebsites:

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WirelessRERC:www.wirelessrerc.org

AppsforEnhancingWEAAlerts:

http://bit.ly/EnhancingWEAaccess

NeedtoknowInformatio n aboutWEA:

http://bit.ly/NeedtoKnowInfo

IntegratedPublicAlertandWarningSystem

(IPAWS ):In for m a tion al Materialsfor thePublic

https://www.fema.gov/informational‐materials

Accessible/AccessibilityPhone&Appfinder:

https://www.gari.info

CTIA’sAccessWireless:

http://accesswireless.org/Home.aspx

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