Spalding County is located in the west-central part of Georgia and
encompasses 201 square miles. Bordered by Clayton, Coweta, Fayette,
Henry, Butts, Lamar, Pike, and Meriwether counties, Spalding County
lies 40 miles south of downtown Atlanta and 55 miles northwest of
Macon.
Spalding County is a part of the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area
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March 30, 2012
PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION
CONTACT:
William P. Wilson, Jr. – County Manager
(770) 467-4750
SPALDING COUNTY
LAUNCHES EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
Spalding County
announces the launch of the new Emergency Notification System. The
system, managed by FirstCall, provides County Residents with up to (5)
different desired methods of weather alert notification of small or
large-scale potential dangers. After issuing an RFP three vendors
submitted bids, and FirstCall, the lowest and best bidder, was chosen
to provide this service. First Call provides this service for the
nearby counties of Fayette and Douglas as well as other Georgia
Counties. Funding for this service was obtained through a grant from
the Georgia Emergency Management Agency.
Spalding County is working with FirstCall Emergency Notification
System to develop communications that will alert you quickly when time
is of the essence. The new system will instantly notify every
subscriber through whatever means you tell us you want to be
connected, including: home and office phone, cell phone, text messages
and email alerts. You choose which notifications you want to receive!
FirstCall will only be activated in an emergency situation where there
is risk of significant harm, an urgent threat, or when general
notification is needed. When such a threat occurs, a brief message
will be sent to those subscribed to the system, updating them or
instructing them to seek additional information from other sources. If
you have any questions of whether or not a notification is legitimate
or you need to replay the message, you can call 678-688-9321.
Participation in this program is voluntary, but highly encouraged. To
register for notifications, you can visit the Spalding County website
at www.spaldingcounty.com
and click on the FirstCall logo or go directly to the secured
registration page at
https://alertregistration.com/spaldingcoga. If you do not have
internet access, you can contact FirstCall anytime at 1-866-484-3264
to record your information. Your contact information will remain
protected and confidential.
Spalding County Communications Systems Manager Mike Windham noted that
the initial database will consist of information from the white pages,
but encourages all to register to customize their contact information
and choose which notifications you wish to receive.
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