HOLLISTER, CALIFORNIA – In partnership with Santa Cruz Regional 9-1-1, the Hollister Police Department today announced the implementation of a new Emergency Notification System.
SCR911 contracts with CityWatch to provide a geography-based system that is used to call community members and make notification of any significant events that may be unfolding within their neighborhoods.
Working through the AT&T database, each resident with a landline phone is automatically enrolled in the service. Notification requests are made by law enforcement management staff who will direct SCR911 dispatchers to enact the system.
Typically these mass notifications are done in just a few minutes through off-site phone banks to make multiple calls at once. During a notification, the message is recorded specifically for that event and will contain specific instructions for the community.
Cellular and Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) phones are not automatically included but can be included by a simple “self-registration” process. To register a cell or VOIP phone, visit: www.scr911.org.
SCR911 has employed this system for several years in Santa Cruz County.
Visit the CityWatch website at, www.citywatch.com, for more information.