System:
Hyper-Reach, replacing the existing Code Red system for public safety alerts
Launch Date:
Expected to be fully operational by the end of September 2024
Notification Methods:
1. Telephone calls, text messages, email
2. TTY/TDD service for the hearing impaired
3. Social media, Alexa-enabled smart speakers, browser notifications
4. FEMA’s Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system for mobile phones
Primary Uses:
Alerts for weather and environmental hazards, criminal activity, and missing persons
Landline Enrollment:
Automatically enrolled for Community alerts
Re-enrollment Required:
Residents previously subscribed to Code Red must resubscribe to the new Hyper-Reach system to receive notifications on VoIP phones, mobile phones, and email
Enrollment:
Call or text “Alert” to 505-209-8309 or visit hyper-reach.com/nmcibolasignup. html
Look to next week’s edition for a press release from the Cibola County Emergency Management Office about the upcoming change.
This system will serve as an emergency notification center for Cibola County and will not negatively impact the Grants Code Red system.