As Hurricane Idalia makes its way across southern and coastal Georgia, the Coastal Health District encourages all residents and visitors to stay informed about the changing conditions and any recommendations from emergency managers. Here are some of the available emergency messaging services in our area:
[JPG, 46.39 KB]Bryan County – Code Red
Bryan County Emergency Management Agency uses CodeRED to send emergency notifications by phone, email, text and social media to keep citizens informed of emergencies such as an evacuation notices, utility outages, water main breaks, fire or floods, chemical spills, or other emergency situations.
Sign up: https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/BFAE755A2AFA
Camden County – Code Red
The Camden County Emergency Management Agency utilizes the CodeRED Emergency Notification System – an ultra high-speed telephone communication service.
Sign up: https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/44E1E5C14827 or text CamdenCodeRED to 99411
[JPG, 7.80 KB]Chatham County – CEMA Alerts
The Chatham Emergency Management Agency uses CEMA Alerts to send text messages and/or emails directly to your phone during severe weather and other emergency events.
Sign up: https://chathamemergency.org/ or sign up by texting CEMA to 77295.
[PNG, 4.12 KB]Effingham County – WENS
Effingham County Emergency Management offers a Wireless Emergency Notification System, also known as WENS. This service allows you to sign up to get emergency and community alerts on your cell phone, work phone, text message, email, home phone, and more.
Sign up: https://entry.inspironlogistics.com/effingham_ga/wens.cfm
Glynn County – Code Red
Glynn County Emergency Management utilizes the CodeRED Emergency Notification System. This system is an opt-in database of resident and citizen information for use only in critical and emergency situations.
Sign up: https://glynncounty.org/671/CodeRED
Liberty County – Alert Liberty
[PNG, 4.27 KB]In Liberty County, you can opt-in to Alert Liberty for emergency notifications. You can enter up to five different addresses (within Liberty County) that you wish to include in your profile.
Sign up: https://member.everbridge.net/1772417038942494/login
McIntosh County – Code Red
McIntosh County Emergency Management utilizes the CodeRED Emergency Notification System – an ultra high-speed telephone communication service.
Sign up: https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/3CC907D212DC
Other Notification Resources
There are many additional options for staying informed of changing weather conditions:
- NOAA Weather Radio: Watches and Warnings issued by National Weather Service (NWS) air on these radios.
- Television Stations: Local or national news stations monitor and broadcast weather alerts.
- AM/FM Radio: Radio stations are required to air Emergency Alert System (EAS) messages.
- Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA): WEA are emergency messages sent by authorized government alerting authorities through your mobile carrier. The alert system requires no need to download an app nor subscribe to a service. The WEA message will usually provide the category and time, the agency issuing the alert and what action you should take.
