CodeRED

Have you signed up for CodeRED? This is an emergency notification system you can register for on the City's website at http://www.wdm-ia.com/. It's an extremely fast way for Westcom, our emergency dispatch center in West Des Moines, Urbandale, and Clive, to get the word out regarding emergencies in our area. The button looks like this (clicking on the button will also take you to the Code Red sign up):

CodeRED uses a unique Internet mapping capability to geographically target blocks, neighborhoods, cities, or regions depending on where the emergency takes place. A high speed telephone calling system delivers pre-recorded messages to homes and businesses (including answering machines) as fast as 60,000 calls per hour. Clearly, the ability to deliver information that quickly is vital in the event of natural disasters, missing children, safety alerts, and other hazardous situations. It allows our emergency management personnel to record the information you will need right away and get it to the affected areas immediately.

It's a very secure system, and any information you enter is safe and will be used only for this purpose. We know our emergency responders are working hard to protect us on a daily basis, and this tool helps them safeguard us better.