- CodeRED - Community Notification
System
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Holmdel Township
has contracted with Emergency Communications Network to license its
CodeRED high-speed notification solution. The CodeRED system provides
the Holmdel Township Police Department and other Township Officials the
ability to quickly deliver messages to targeted areas of the Township.
The system is only
as good as the telephone number database supporting it. Therefore, if
your phone number is not in the database, you will not be called. One
of the reasons the CodeRED system was selected is it gives individuals
and businesses the ability to add their own phone numbers directly into
the system’s database; this is an extremely important feature.
The Department
urges all individuals and
businesses to log onto the Holmdel Police Web Site,
www.holmdelpolice.org or Holmdel Township’s Web Site
www.holmdeltownship-nj.com, and follow the link to the "CodeRED
Community Notification Enrollment” page. Those without Internet access
may call the Holmdel Police at 732-946-9690 ext. 1721 to supply their
information over the phone. Required information includes first and
last name, street address (physical address, no P.O. Boxes), city,
state, zip code, and primary phone number. Additional phone numbers can
be entered as well.
All businesses
should register, as well as all individuals who have unlisted phone
numbers, who have changed their phone number or address within the past
year, and those who use a cellular phone or VoIP phone as their primary
number.
CodeRED allows
geographically based delivery, which means street addresses are required
to ensure emergency notification calls are received by the proper
individuals in a given situation. The system works for cell phones too,
but we need to have an associated street address to provide relevant
messages.
CodeRED gives those
who want to be included an easy and secure method for inputting
information. The data collected will be used for emergency notification
purposes, as well as other relevant Township information.
About Emergency
Communications Network (ECN): ECN provides affordable high-speed
notification solutions capable of reaching millions of citizens in
minutes. ECN’s sophisticated network supports a web-based product suite
featuring CodeRED which enables local government officials to
communicate time-sensitive, personalized messages via voice, email and
text.