Community Alert Network is used
in all types of emergencies
The Community Alert Network provides fast, reliable and cost effective
telephoned notification of the public
and all types of emergency response
personnel in a wide variety of
situations:
High-rise office and apartment building security...
Community Alert Network
...is a computerized telephone emergency
notification service that helps reach thousands of people-in minutes-with one phone
call to the Community Alert Network!
Training and Community Education
Media conferences can be organized
locally to inform the community of how
the Network is utilized for their security
and safety.
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Hazardous materials spills
Evacuations/Shelter-in-place
Severe weather warnings
Flood warnings/Dam failures
Missing persons
Off-duty emergency personnel
recall or activations
Jail and institutional escapes
Fires and explosions
Key person notifications
Industrial accidents
Train derailments
Water and gas main breaks
Military/National Guard
mobilizations
High-rise office and apartment
building notification
Emergency drills and tests
Call the Bucks County EMA:
(215) 348-7518
Evacuation orders during natural disasters
“This is an emergency message from
your
Emergency
Management
Coordinator.
Due to high rising
floodwater in your area, a voluntary
evacuation has been ordered for your
town. You are advised to leave the
area immediately.”
“Tune your car radio to WBCB 1490
AM or
KYW 1060 AM for
continuing updates on the situation.”
Evacuation
Route
Fires, explosions and industrial accidents
Bucks County
Local Emergency
Planning Committee
(215) 348-7518
Here’s how
CAN works
1. 1. In an
emergency,
the trained
emergency
official
makes one
phone call
to CAN...
2. He reaches
on-duty staff
and records a
message or
selects a prerecorded one.
Then he
picks areas or
lists to be
called.
3. Calls start
immediately at
the rate of
3000 to 5000
an hour!
CAN
Public
Officials
Emergency
Crews
COMMUNITY
ALERT
NETWORK
Hospitals,
Schools, etc.
A flexible and cost-effective service!
Every emergency situation is different
and notifying the right people, at the
right time, at the right place is essential.
The ability to be “flexible” to varying
needs is a major strength of Community
Alert Network.
Address Flexibility: CAN is capable of
targeting specific areas - by zip code,
zone, block, street, and street number
range.
Message Flexibility:
Different
messages can go to different locations at
the same time. The system can also send
multi-lingual messages, contact TDD
machines (hearing impaired), cellular
phones, beepers, pagers.
Area
Residents
Safety
Officials
4. Immediately after a calling session a full
report is Faxed to the official with the results
of each call!
Names and phone numbers are stored in
CAN computers, ready for use immediately.
Geographic Zones: Residents of a
community can be selected by zip code,
street, and house number range.
One call and
a message
can reach
5,000 people
in one hour!
Do you have an unlisted phone number?
If you do, your number will not be put into
this system unless you contact your local
Emergency Management Coordinator or
fill this out and send it to your local EMC
office.
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Please enter my unlisted phone number
into the CAN system so that I will receive
emergency notifications. I understand
that this information will only be used by
my EMC in emergency situations and it
will remain confidential.
Name (optional)
Phone Number
Address
Zip Code
Municipality
Send this portion to your local township or
municipal office to the attention of your
Emergency Management Coordinator.
(canbultn.doc)