Swift911 Comes To Galloway Township

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, NJ — Galloway Township is employing an interactive system to allow township residents to stay informed during emergencies and other important events, the township announced last week.

The township has contracted with Swift911, a system that allows it to provide residents with the information they need to know.

“This system will improve communication with our residents in a very cost-effective way” according to the Galloway Township Office of Emergency Management.

Swift911 can rapidly and reliably send voice calls, text messages, emails etc., to residents before, during and after emergencies.

Residents can register and update their information through the Galloway Township Police Department’s website, www.gtpd.org, or through a free smartphone app.

Residents are asked to share their mobile phone or unlisted phone numbers as well as email addresses with the township.

Some of the features of the system include:

• Signing up for automated weather alerts
• Signing up for specific notifications like road closures
• Receiving pictures of wanted or missing persons in their area
• Receiving emergency related maps, pictures or other graphics
• Residents can list their home, work and school addresses to be-in-the-know in their current area
• Residents can submit pictures, link family members, etc. to assist first responders
• Residents can communicate their specific needs during an emergency by answering a few short questions (like pets, access and functional needs, etc.)

To register, visit www.gtpd.org and/or text SWIFT911 to 99538.

All information given to the township is private and confidential and only used by the township – never sold or shared.

The Galloway Township Police Department plans to do a test of the system on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 6 p.m.

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