In the event of an emergency or Amber Alert, a system is in use by some cities and counties known as CodeRED. The notification system gives emergency-management officials the ability to deliver recorded emergency telephone alerts, warnings and advisories to targeted areas, or the entire city, at a rate of 50,000- 60,000 calls per hour.
Emergencies may include evacuation orders, shelter information, boil-water alerts, gas leaks etc. Most law enforcement agencies want residents and business owners to provide, typically via the web, their street addresses and phone numbers so that a high-speed phone system can alert them during emergencies or in the case of an Amber Alert.
Isn’t this information available via either the Landline based carriers or the Wireless service providers? If not, these could be some possible potential obstacles to obtaining it.
Unlisted numbers
Wireless phone numbers with no home or business line
Changing or disconnecting phones
Amber Alert criteria used, is it another step in the process for a time sensitive process
No available phone signal
More than 100 million people have placed their phone numbers on the national do-not-call registry. Is it realistic they would provide this same information to another database regardless of the reason? Don’t most of us suffer from information overload currently? What prevents this type service from the same overuse some suggest Amber Alerts have by desensitizing the general public?
When a child goes missing 