The Fayette County Emergency Management Agency is using the Code Red mass notification service to alert residents about a variety of urgent circumstances.

Those who sign up for the service can get phone calls, text messages and/or emails regarding evacuation notices, missing child alerts, bio-terrorism alerts, boil water notices and severe weather warnings.

The service is free but standard text messaging rates apply. Code Red is optimized for Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer 9 and above, and can be received on TDD/TYY devices as well.

The sign-up link is at www.fayettecountyga.gov

Information: FCEMA at 770-305-5400

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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