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Disaster Services
Mailing Address:
121 Deer Run Trail
Climbing Hill, IA 51015
Map and Directions
Email:
wcdes@netins.net
Scanner:
154.310 Mhz
Phone:
712-876-2212
For Emergencies:
Dial 911
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The Long Lines Link Public
Safety Alert System is a FREE small, simple application which you
can download and install on your Windows-based personal computer.
(Currently not available to Unix or Mac users.) It’s like having your
own, personal meteorologist right on your computer.
Once installed and connected to the
Internet, you will receive public safety alerts, current temperature and
severe weather warnings directly on your computer screen, as well as
other features such as local and national weather. This PC based
emergency alert system will improve public notification of local, state
and national emergency warnings. It will provide rapid notification of
severe weather from the National Weather Service, state Amber Alerts for
missing children and emergencies issued through the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security or local officials.
The application can either run fully
open on your desktop or as a minimized application – showing the current
temperature – in your system tray. The system will sit idle in a
personal computer until an alert is issued. When an emergency is
declared, it will sound a warning through your PCs speakers, followed by
a pop-up screen and text crawl explaining the type of emergency. The
user can reduce the screen after receiving the alert, but updated
information will scroll across the bottom of the screen.
Desktop
Alert Application Features
- Notification of Local Public Safety
Alerts
- Notification of Siouxland Tri-State AMBER Alerts
- Option for receiving school closure notifications by school district
-Notification of Breaking News
- Severe Weather Alerts for the Tri-State Siouxland Region
- Current Temperature Display on Your Computer
- Various Other Weather Current Conditions
- Current Homeland Security Level
- National and Local Zoomable Weather Maps
- Your Personal Weather Forecast
- It's Absolutely FREE!!
Desktop Alert
Application Operation
To Minimize the window, just click on
the X in the upper right corner. The current temperature will be
displayed in your Windows task bar.
To Maximize the window again,
double-click on the current temperature display.
During severe weather warnings, you
will receive a text crawl directly on your computer much like those you
are familiar with seeing on television. The crawl is preceded by an
audible alert sound, to bring attention to your computer.
All you need is an Internet connection.
No web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape, is required to
receive the benefits of the Long Lines Link Public Safety Alert System.
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