With technology helping connect people from all over the world quicker and easier, one way that tech can connect everyone is through emergency systems and public safety. The City of Taylorville has announced that they have selected Hyper-Reach to help bring life-saving capability to the area. Hyper-Reach is a system that is a mass emergency notification system designed specifically for public safety. The service is expected to be fully operational by the end of November 2022.
The new system will provide rapid notification of hazardous and urgent situations through telephone, text, and email and even TTY/TDD services for the hearing impaired. The system sends thousands of messages to geographically targeted households within seconds and can broadcast mass messages to most mobile phones. Taylorville Fire Chief Matt Adermann says that through this system, the city of Taylorville can protect its citizens effectively and cost-effectively.
The city of Taylorville plans to use the service primarily for alerts about weather and environmental hazards, criminal activity, and missing persons. Landline phones are automatically enrolled for community alerts, but weather alerts to landline phones and community and weather alerts to VoIP phones, mobile phones, and email addresses are only included when people enroll. Residents and people who work in the city of Taylorville are encouraged to enroll now by calling or texting ALERT to 217-441-9098 or visiting http://hyper-reach.com/iltaylorvillesignup.html.
Residents can also get emergency alerts via Alexa-enabled smart speakers by simply saying, “Alexa, enable Hyper-Reach” and following the voice instructions. You can also download the Hyper-Reach app on your smartphone for free. This allows you to monitor and manage which alerts you want, whether for your home or office or to check on relatives and friends.
Sam Asher, President of Hyper-Reach says that he is honored to have Hyper-Reach selected by Taylorville and they are looking forward to seeing the effort to save lives and protect property.
