Gallatin County recently received the ability for cellular and internet phone users to associate their phone number with an address for use during an activation of the County's Emergency Preparedness Notification System (a.k.a. Reverse 911). Previously the county only had the ability to call land line telephones when the system was activated due to no way to associate a cellular phone with an address. The County's notification provider, Intrado, has now introduced a method where individuals can enter their cellular and internet phone numbers with their address into Intrado's database through a website. When an individual does this, their numbers will then be associated with the address that was entered.
This still requires that people enter their own information, and keep it current if numbers or addresses change. Gallatin County recommends that people who do not own a land line telephone register their cellular or internet telephone into the system. The Emergency Preparedness Notification System is often utilized for a variety of situations from wildfires and dangerous law enforcement incidents to missing kids and water system problems. Notifying residents of situations in their community is often a time intensive process and having cellular and internet phone numbers in our system helps improve this tool towards expediting public notification.
Individuals can learn more about Gallatin County's Emergency Preparedness Notification System, and register their numbers, at http://ReadyGallatin.com/epns.
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