Confusion Over Alerts Sent To Residents Following Derailment

I got an e-mail from UP Public Safety Manager Jennifer Hales. She says residents have been calling the city asking about the telephone alerts that were sent out after Saturday's train derailment at Chamber Creek Properties.

Hales says the alerts were dispatched by Pierce County's alert system, not the city's Code Red alerts. Still, Hales says residents should be signed up for both.

Here is what the city has to say:

Important message about the train derailment emergency notification…

The Pierce County Department of Emergency Management launched two Pierce County ALERT messages to all University Place residents within a mile of the train derailment on Saturday evening, asking residents to stay indoors until the hazardous materials could be assessed. The first was at about 9:50 p.m. and the follow-up call saying that there was no longer a danger was launched at 1:15 a.m. on Sunday morning.

The Pierce County ALERT system and the University Place CodeRED system are both emergency alert systems offered to University Place Citizens.  These systems are both very important notification tools and residents should be sure to sign up for BOTH systems to ensure notification on information relevant to you, your family and your property. 

Please take a moment to sign up for both systems by clicking on the link below.  If you should have questions please call 798-3141.

http://www.cityofup.com/Page289.aspx