Many residents have called or emailed with concerns about why they were not included in the emergency reverse calling that was sent out last night regarding the industrial fire. The smoke plume was traveling west to east, so the decision was made to contact the 7,000 residents that were in the travel path of the initial smoke plume. As to the timeliness of the call, the ECNS system is capable of calling all of the landlines in the county, however it can only make a certain number of calls at a time and it takes time for all numbers included in the map to be called. The calls were made in a geographic area to areas that were closest to the smoke.
If you would like more information, please feel free to send us an email at DEM@co.cowlitz.wa.us, call the office at 577-3130 or for more information from Cowlitz 2 Fire and Rescue, call 578-5218.
More information on health effects from the smoke will be coming shortly.
2 comments:
I was in the travel path and received no such call. In fact I was give opposite information.
Feel free to call our office at 577-3130 or send us an email at DEM@co.cowlitz.wa.us and we'll talk. Thanks!
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