Test for region’s emergency text alert system
Media Release
Test for region’s emergency text alert system
26 September 2014
The Bay of Plenty’s emergency text and email alerting systems will be testedthis Sunday with a mass text and email sent to everyone who has signed up for the alerts.
The test message will clearly indicate that it is a test. Anyone can sign up for free on Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management’s webpage,www.bopcivildefence.govt.nz
The test, to be sent at 10am on
Sunday, 28 September, is part of national Civil Defence Get
Ready Week, a time to check how ready you, your family or
your business is to manage in an emergency. The theme of
this year’s Get Ready Week, 21-27 September, is ‘What
would you do?’
Bay of Plenty Regional Manager of Civil
Defence Emergency Management Clinton Naude said this week
was a good time for families to check their emergency plan
and make sure everyone knows what to do.
“Check what’s in your emergency kit, replace water or food that may be dated, make sure your business’s emergency plans are up to date. Think about what you would do in an emergency if it happened while you’re out and about at home, at work or shopping,” he said.
Clocks also go forward to summer daylight saving time at 2am this Sundaymorning.
ENDS