Emergency E-Mail Alerts New Yorkers of Building Collapse

Having a building collapse is the last think you would expect to happen just out of the blue. But it has happened just the last week. In New York, a 5-story vacant building collapsed on Thursday, April 30. Luckily, no one was injured in this incident, but emergency crews did bring in rescue dogs to search for anyone who might have been trapped or buried in the rumble. It happened just after 6 am. Had it been much later, a number of people could have been seriously injured.

The incident in New York happened just a few blocks from the World Trade Center. With windows shattering, bricks falling, and a big cloud of dust covering the area, residents were likely on edge. But officials had emergency broadcast communication tools immediately available to quickly calmed their fears. The New York Daily News reported that, "residents in the area... were alerted to the accident by an emergency e-mail service."

This is an example of a totally unexpected situation that required quick action and fast communication. Think this wouldn't happen in your small community? Think of grain elevators, churches, water towers, schools, or other old historial sites that are often found in small rural towns. And, then consider how fast your local media crews could respond to your location to communicate any instructions to your citizens, or calm their fears. Just when you think it can't happen, it will. Be prepared and call Alerts Made Easy to find out more!