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At the 20 September 2007 membership meeting, Andrew S. Levy, Chairman Fairfax County Citizen Corps Council, Office of Emergency Management was the featured speaker.
He spoke on Emergency Preparedness - "Pass It On?" - Emergency Preparedness is more than having a preparedness kit. Resources including Ready.gov and www.fairfaxcounty.gov/emergency, Citizen Corps Council, volunteer opportunities/lessons learned, and Pass It On. The "Pass It On?" concept is multi-fold, not to pass on the responsibility to others and to pass on the message.
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Fairfax County uses the Community Emergency Alert Network, or CEAN, to deliver important emergency alerts, notifications and updates during a major crisis or emergency. Messages will be delivered to all devices you register:
- e-mail account
- cell phone
- text pager
- satellite phone
- wireless PDA
When an incident or emergency occurs, authorized senders will notify you using this alert network. This will be your personal connection to real-time updates, instructions on where to go, protective actions that need to be taken and other important information.
Fairfax County Government offers the CEAN as a public service that will be used in conjunction with other public notification methods, such as cable Channel 16, the Fairfax County Government Web site, the Fairfax County Government Emergency Information Line (703-817-7771, TTY 711) and area media, both radio and television.
It is intended for the use of county residents as well as people who work in Fairfax County. This service is dependent upon external services such as your individual wireless carrier or e-mail delivery service. Fairfax County Government can make no guarantees that notifications will be received by the intended recipient. Service costs from your carrier are your responsibility.
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