The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has issued a warning on social media alert warning residents of a significant disruption affecting the CodeRed notification system across the state. The system, designed to keep the community informed in times of emergency, encountered an outage that prompted a statewide communication challenge.
In a smoothly executed transition to backup protocols, the Sheriff’s office reassures the community through a Facebook post that alternative methods are in place to maintain the critical flow of information. They list, maintaining a sense of calm, a troika of contingency strategies: the utilization of social media platforms, the possibility of door-to-door visits “if necessary,” and the capability to leverage IPAWS alerts through local and federal partnerships. The post, detailed in a Facebook update by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, outlines that these measures will ensure continuous communication…