Emergency Preparedness
The tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001, and the anthrax outbreaks that followed
have called attention to the critical role of public health agencies in
homeland security.
Prompted by increased threats and aided by increased
funding from Congress, the Edina Health Department has been making plans,
learning and teaching new skills and working with other communities to
improve local public health preparedness.
For more information, contact Sanitarian Sherry Engelman, 952-826-0464,
or the Twin Cities Chapter of the American Red Cross,
www.redcrosstc.org.
CodeRED
 The City of Edina has implemented a “reverse 9-1-1” notification system
for use during emergencies. The City of Edina has contracted with Emergency
Communications Network, Inc., of Ormond Beach, Fla., for its "CodeRED"
high-speed telephone emergency notification services. The CodeRED system
gives City officials the ability to deliver urgent pre-recorded emergency
telephone messages to targeted areas or the entire community at a rate of up
to 60,000 calls per hour. Messages could be sent for such disasters as
storms, hazardous material spills, illness outbreaks or pandemics, terrorist
attacks or other emergencies. When a message is sent, caller IDs will
display “999-911-9999.” All messages will begin with “This is a CodeRED
message from the City of Edina.” If a phone is not answered, the system will
try again, up to three times.
The backbone of the system is the City’s telephone database of properties
in the community. To ensure no one is omitted, all individuals and
businesses are urged to visit the "CodeRED
Residential and Business Data Collection" page and submit their
phone numbers to be called in an emergency.
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