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A. Project Title: Early Emergency Notification A (1). Early Warning Notification Project Description: The recent history of Morgan County is indicative of the need for an early warning notification system, Currently, the communities of Goodrich, Orchard, Weldona, and Snyder have no method of alerting the citizens of an imminent occurrence, Since 1994 these communities have experienced annual flooding of the South Platte River and violent summertime weather causing extensive damage, For example, the Weldona Flood of 1997 developed within hours, when the majority of the residents were home asleep, When emergency personnel arrived to notifY residents of the impending emergency and the need to evacuate, law enforcement officers had to notifY all residents by physically going door to door. The Morgan County Communications Center employs the Emergency Alert System (EAS) during such events, The EAS has been programmed to re-broadcast severe weather warnings and watches from the National Weather Service to local broadcasters in Morgan County, However, during an event like the Weldona Flood, the area broadcaster's are not operational after II:OOp,m, The objective of this project (Emergency Warning and Evacuation) is to develop an integrated early emergency notification system, The program's primary focus will be Reverse 911, which will provide real-time information that will assist in the emergency and response functions in the event of severe weather. Emergency Warning and Evacuation (EWE) is an integrated service that identifies and notifies a designated population via telephone within minutes of an impending emergency, EWE augments traditional emergency warning systems by quickly telephoning targeted areas with a specific notification message, The (EWE) is capable of working together with Morgan County's 911 Positron in distributing roD information, High-volume calling capacity (up to 1,000 calls per minute) assures that the targeted population, including special needs (nursing homes, schools, etc,,) are notified quickly and efficiently, The system allows emergency planners to create emergency notification boundaries with the use of a Geographic Information System (GIS) that would specifY a targeted calling area, In the event of an impending hazardous situation, the public can take shelter and or other protective measures, These geographical areas are compared with the EWE telephone number/address database, the targeted telephone numbers are extracted, and the emergency notification begins almost instantaneously, A (2). Outdoor Warning System Project Description: The need to inform the public of the threat of severe weather is always a concern, To protect life is our primary purpose, Currently the communities of Goodrich, Orchard, Weldona and Snyder 6