Providence Has Emergency Notification Systems

In the October 22nd edition of Providence City Newsletter blast, there was an article about the emergency notification systems Providence has in place. The lead item in the article talked about the Port of Providence Emergency Siren Warning System (PPESWS), but two items in the article caught my eye - FLASHbrief and Reverse911. Here is what the article said about these services , which are available to the public for free. "The PPESWS will be used in conjunction with other emergency warning systems in the City of Providence, including a Reverse 911 notification system and FLASHbrief.  Reverse911, a land-line phone based system, can call residents and provide them with accurate and timely information about the threat and provide possible further instructions.  To sign-up your cell phone please visit: http://www.providenceri.com/pema/About_RV911.php FLASHbrief is an instantaneous, Internet-based, mass alert notification system. It is specifically designed for municipal areas to relay both ADVISORY and EMERGENCY alerts to citizens' computers in a matter of seconds. FLASHbrief's state-of-the-art software securely harnesses the power of the Internet to bring a new level of emergency communication capability to residents of entire metropolitan areas. To sign up please visit: http://www.readyprov.com/alert_center.php" I checked out FLASHbrief and found that Providence seems to be the only town or city in Rhode Island using the service. A Youtube video on FLASHbrief indicated that all fifty capitals in the US have the system in place. One note - the software can only be used on Windows based systems.