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Rancho Santa Margarita – According
to the Orange County Sheriff’s (OCSD) department, more than two million Orange
County residents will receive a call on Oct. 20 at 5 p.m. to test the County’s
regional mass notification system known as AlertOC.
This second annual regional test
of the system will include 29 participating cities and the
county’s unincorporated areas.
The AlertOC drill on Oct. 20 will
replicate a large scale, multi-jurisdictional emergency requiring
thousands of numbers to be called
simultaneously across Orange County’s entire region. The
phone message will urge all
residents to prepare for real-life emergencies by registering their
cell numbers, text numbers and
e-mail addresses at www.AlertOC.com
for the best chance
to
receive vital, timely information
when away from home.
As part of the AlertOC drill, the
county’s emergency public information hotline will be activated
from 5 – 7 p.m. to provide
preparedness tips and other emergency-related information.
Community members are invited to
call (714) 628-7085 with questions on how to adequately
prepare their home or business
for any emergency.
For more information or to
register alternate phone numbers, visit www.AlertOC.com.
Commuters are reminded to be safe
and use hands-free devices when talking on the phone
and driving.
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