| CodeRED Emergency Notification System |
"CodeRED" is a high-speed telephone emergency notification service used to deliver emergency telephone notification messages to targeted areas or the entire county at a rate of up to 60,000 calls per hour. Additionally, CodeRED Weather Warning service automatically places calls to those registered when the National Weather Service issues a tornado, flood, and severe weather warning.
The web-based enrollment in the CodeRED emergency notification system is free. The system will go live July 1, 2009 in Black Hawk County. To register, log onto the Black Hawk County website, and follow the CodeRED link. If your phone number is not in the database, you will not be called.
Questions? Call the Black Hawk County Emergency Management Agency, 319-291-4373 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday).
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| Funding Assistance Available for 2008 Disaster Victims |
If you were affected by the tornado or floods of 2008 and are still in need of additional assistance to recover, Hawkeye Valley Area Agency on Aging may be able to help. Hawkeye Valley Area Agency on Aging in partnership with the Iowa Department of Elder Affairs, has been approved to administer a grant to assist persons 60 years of age and older with unmet needs related to the tornado and flooding of 2008. These funds will be used to help supplement existing funding for disaster related recovery services, assisting with unmet needs, and allowing people to maintain their independence.
For more information or to find out if you would qualify, please call the Senior Help Line at 877-538-0508 or contact your local Long Term Recovery Committee.
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