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What is TP Alert?
TP Alert is a software application used
to send emergency alerts, notifications and updates
to your cell phone, pager, BlackBerry, PDA and/or e-mail
account. In the event of an emergency, such as a fire
or September 11th- type attack, your organization will
be able to send important alerts and updates right to your cell
phone or mobile device. All you have to do is sign
up for a TP Alert account.
Click to register now!
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What is a TP Alert Account
Each person may sign up for a TP Alert account.
You can add multiple devices (cell phones, pagers,
PDAs) to a TP Alert account. Alerts can
be sent to all devices listed in your TP Alert
account.
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How does TP Alert work?
In an emergency situation an alert will be sent by
your organization's TP Alert administrator and you will receive
several text messages on your cell phone or mobile
device. Read these messages promptly and follow the
instructions.
Additional instructions may follow throughout the
emergency situation so keep your phone near you. Even
if the cell phones are busy, the messages should still
come through to your phone.
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Who sends out alerts?
Your organization has designated several people to
send out alerts. These alerts may go out to everyone
or selected groups of individuals, depending on the
type of alert.
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What types of alerts will be sent?
Alert types may include life safety, fire, weather,
accidents involving utilities or roadways, team activation
notifications, or disaster notification such as a terrorist
attack. A few examples of the types of messages that
can be sent through RSAN are:
Emergency Situations:
- Notify employees, and/or citizens of the location
of the nearest emergency shelter, available bed space,
hours of operation during a crisis;
- Notify employees/citizens of available evacuation
routes during an emergency;
- Activate special teams within the community, based
upon an event
Precautionary Warnings:
- Severe weather warnings;
- Change in the Homeland Security Advisory System terror alert level
- Pre-cautionary evacuation order if on high alert
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Will my cell phone work?
TP Alert uses the text messaging (SMS
network) feature of your cell phone to deliver alerts.
The alerts come across like a page on a pager. ALL
cell phone carriers, and paging companies, offer text
messaging. Nearly all phones purchased within the past
few years are text messaging capable. If you are unsure,
contact your carrier to ask about your phone and text
messaging.
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What is text messaging and
how do I sign up for it?
Text messages are short messages sent to your phone,
similar to receiving a page. Each message contains
between 100 and 160 characters, or about 10 words,
depending upon your carrier. An example of a text message
is the notification you receive on your phone when
you have new voicemail.
Many carriers activate the service automatically.
You should check with your carrier to make sure your
text messaging is active. See the carrier matrix for
a list of carriers and contact information.
Good links to learn how to read text messages on
your phone include:
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How many devices/e-mail addresses
can I add to my account?
You may have two devices and two e-mail addresses for
your TP Alert account.
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I am signed up for my city's system,
but am getting messages from the county. Why is that?
This is because the county and the city alert systems inter-linked.
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If I sign up on two alert networks
(e.g. the county's and my city's) will I get two messages?
Yes. Each alert network sends messages to the registered users and does
not distinguish between people who are registered on multiple systems.
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TP Alert is a patent-pending product of