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Free ‘Brookhaven Alert’ app now gives you a heads-up on emergencies

Smart911 has created Brookhaven Alert, a free service that allows residents to sign up for notifications sent from state and local authorities.
Smart911 has created Brookhaven Alert, a free service that allows residents to sign up for notifications sent from state and local authorities.
By Raisa Habersham
Sept 17, 2018

Bad weather, terrible crashes and emergency alerts will soon be at Brookhaven residents’ fingertips thanks to Smart911.

The smartphone application company has created Brookhaven Alert, a free service that allows residents to sign up for notifications sent from local and state authorities.

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Residents can sign up for the alerts by creating a Smart911 profile and indicating if they want to receive alerts via text message, email, and/or voice message. Users can also decide if the type of alerts they want to receive, such as weather, traffic and/or emergency.

Brookhaven Alert users can also add their address for geo-targeted alerts.

For residents interested in learning more about the alert system, a presentation will be given at the Mayor’s Town Hall Meeting on 6 p.m. Thursday at Brookhaven City Hall on 4362 Peachtree Road.

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Raisa Habersham is the Intown Atlanta hyperlocal reporter for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

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