Emergency Management Services of King County
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In 2001, the King County Office of Emergency Management provided a Tone Alert All-Hazard radio to every school in unincorporated King County, and in 2004, installed Tone Alert radios in almost every King County facility. The safety of our employees and visitors is an absolute priority and having a Tone Alert radio available is a key part in our emergency planning. Consider adding a Tone Alert radio to YOUR emergency plan and encourage your friends and family to do so too. Why is having a Tone Alert All-Hazard radio so important? Here's why: |
- How will you know if there is an emergency threatening your family at 2:00
AM? Your Tone Alert All-Hazard radio notifies you if there's an emergency by
providing the most comprehensive weather and emergency information available
to the public. It will sit quietly on your desk or nightstand until an alarm
is sounded. You do not have to worry about having your television or AM/FM
radio turned on to hear emergency alerts.
- They broadcast warnings and information for all types of hazards, from
weather, technological, and natural hazards to national emergencies.
- Emergency Alert System (EAS) messages automatically trigger the Tone Alert
All-Hazard radio, sending important public safety information to people when
they are home, at work, or in school. This area of the country was the first
to implement the linking of the EAS system to Tone Alert All-Hazard radios.
- Want to know the status of mountain passes and if they are safe
to travel through this
weekend? Turn on your radio for the local pass conditions report!
- Interested in helping ensure the safety of missing children? Tone Alert
All-Hazard radios will supply you with important "Amber Alert"
broadcasts.
- Not concerned about high winds in the Strait of Juan de Fuca? Tone Alert
All-Hazard radios employ Same
Area Message Encoding (SAME) digital programming technology,
making any hazard information you receive specific to YOUR county.
- Do you work in a surrounding county, but live in King County? Want to know
what's going on in the area around your workplace or school? Program
your radio to receive hazard information for specific areas you
are interested in.
- Take your radio on vacation! Tone-Alert radios are battery-powered so you
do not have to worry about having your TV or AM/FM radio turned on to hear
emergency alerts.
- Tone-Alert All-Hazard radios even come in unique versions for people with
special hearing needs.
- The signal level of King County is highly reliable - no worries about not picking up a signal when you really need it!
Make sure you and your family can receive warnings for natural and manmade disasters and invest in a Tone Alert All-Hazard radio today!
Related
External Links
- National Weather Service NOAA Weather Radio
- National Weather Service NOAA All-Hazards Emergency Messages
- Special Needs NOAA Weather Radio for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals
- Emergency Alert System (NOAA)
- Emergency Alerting System (Washington State Emergency Management)
- FEMA for Kids - NOAA Weather Radio
- Washington Association of Broadcasters - Emergency Alert System
- American Red Cross (Capital Area Chapter) -NOAA Weather Radio
*Radios can be purchased locally from electronic stores, as well as through online retailers. For a list of on-line dealers, go to the National Weather Service (NOAA) NWR Consumer Receiver Information page.