The following information has be

The following information has been provided by the Communications Director of Montgomery County for your use and sharing. Please pass along this information. Thank you. Wilma J. Roach Special Projects Administration Mont Cnty Dept of Job & Family Svcs Job Center, Office #113 1111 S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd. Dayton, OH 45422 Office 937-496-3392 Fax 937-496-7994 RoachW@ODJFS.State.OH.US "Protecting children and the elderly, strengthening families and individuals, and providing opportunities through coordinated services for the residents of Montgomery County." If your neighborhood had to be evacuated because of a hazardous material leak, how would you find out about it? If there were an Amber Alert issued for a missing child near your home, would you want to be notified? Montgomery County’s Regional Dispatch Center now has the Everbridge® Emergency Notification System for just such situations. This high-speed messaging system can deliver 60,000 emergency notifications per hour. If your phone number is listed in the white pages of the telephone directory, you are already included in the database to receive Everbridge® messages. However, businesses and residents with cell phones or non-listed numbers need to register in order to receive Everbridge® emergency notifications. There are many reasons to register: ● You want your cell phone called as well as your home number ● You want to provide a work phone as a back-up to your home phone ● You want to provide a caregiver’s number ● You’ve recently moved, but kept your old phone number ● You have changed your phone number in the past six months ● You use a TDD/TTY ● You would like to be notified about emergencies in a different area (e.g., you would like your work phone called if there is an emergency near your childrens’ school) ● You want to provide a number to be notified for incidents affecting your business Perhaps the most important reason to register is if you, like many people, no longer have a traditional landline phone. If you use a cell phone, Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP), or other similar system as your primary phone, YOU NEED TO REGISTER. How do I Register for Everbridge®? Click on the link below to register for Everbridge® on-line. If you do not have a computer at home, you can use a computer at no charge at any Dayton Metro Library branch to register at: https://ww2.everbridge.net/citizen/EverbridgeGateway.action?body=home&gis_alias_id=530761 This registration process is for addresses anywhere within Montgomery County, Ohio. Any information you enter, and the system itself, are used only for emergency notification purposes. You will not receive non-emergency calls as a result of signing up for this system. Cathy Petersen Communications Director Montgomery County (937) 224-3831 (office) (937) 430-1708 (cell) (937) 496-7205 (fax) www.mcohio.org Montgomery County on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MontgomeryCounty Follow Montgomery County on Twitter: http://twitter.com/MCOhio Montgomery County on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/montgomerycountyoh