The Freestone County Office of Emergency Management will test the county emergency notification/alert system around 6:00 PM on Thursday, December 6, 2018. Most residents of Freestone County with “hard line wired” telephones will receive a telephone call during this time from (903) 389-8884. In addition, residents or businesses that have registered their other contact information, such as cell phone, text message and/or email address for the emergency notification system should receive the test notification. The call will state “Greetings, this is a message from the Freestone County Alert System”. They will then receive the test message information.
The emergency notification system is able to send emergency or public warnings to citizens by county and city officials. It has a database of hard line wired phone numbers for most of the residents and businesses in Freestone County. However, many citizens do not have a “hard line wired” telephone. Therefore, it is important that citizens register their cell phone number, text message number, and/or email address if they desire to receive future alert messages from the county emergency notification system.
Steps to register:
–Go to http://www.hotready.com
–Click on the “Emergency Notification System” icon,
–Read the information and click on the blue “Register for Emergency Alerts” icon at the bottom of the page.
–Select your county from the drop down list and click on the “Continue to Registration” tab,
—If you do not have an account, Click on the “Sign-Up” link at the bottom of the page,
—If you have registered an account previously, Login with your User name and password you previously created.
–Enter your information and follow the steps to complete the registration process. Be sure to add a physical address and your contact information. You may also sign up to receive weather alerts from the National Weather Service.
–All contact information provided is not shared or released to the public or other agencies.
The emergency notification system has been in use within Freestone County since 2009. The system is funded through the State Homeland Security Grant Program funding.
If you would like more information about this system or other emergency preparedness programs, please contact County Emergency Manager Steve Black at (903) 389-8884 or county.services@co.freestone.tx.us. In addition, you may contact the HOTCOG Emergency Preparedness Division at 254-292-1800 or e-mail ENS@hot.cog.tx.us.
