04/19/2024
Clark County, IL Selects Emergency Notification Provider
Hyper-Reach Chosen to Help Protect Lives and Property
04/18/2024
For Immediate Release
Telephone-based mass notification systems are used by thousands of public safety agencies across the US to warn citizens about local emergencies, hazards and other threats. Now, Clark County, IL announces they have selected Hyper-Reach to help bring this same life-saving capability to the area.
The new emergency alert system will provide rapid notification of hazardous and urgent situations using a mix of telephone calls, text and email messages, and even TTY/TDD service for the hearing impaired.
The County plans to use the service primarily for alerts about weather and environmental hazards, criminal activity, and missing persons. Landline phones are automatically enrolled for Community alerts, but Weather alerts to landline phones and Community and Weather alerts to VoIP phones, mobile phones and email addresses are only included when people enroll.
Residents and people who work in Clark County, IL are encouraged to enroll now (using a county address) either by calling or texting "Alert" to 217-293-2323 or by going to the website: http://hyper-reach.com/ilclarksignup.html . Residents can also sign up for emergency alerts via their Alexa-enabled smart speakers just by saying, "Alexa, enable Hyper-Reach," and following the Alexa-provided instructions.
Residents can download the Hyper-Reach Anywhere app on their smartphones. Hyper-Reach Anywhere is a free smartphone app that allows individual residents to manage and monitor the alerts they receive, both for their home, office, and other addresses they care about, such as those of elderly relatives and friends.
The safety of their citizens is a top priority for Clark County, IL and they are excited to bring this new capability to the county through this state-of-the-art mass emergency notification system designed specifically for public safety!