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Martinsville–Henry County 911 asks residents not to assume emergency-alert enrollment
The center says it is moving from CodeRED to Everbridge and encourages people to register phone, text and email choices through the official route.
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The 911 center describes a system transition
The Martinsville–Henry County 911 page says the emergency notification system is transitioning from CodeRED to Everbridge. It lists severe weather, missing-person, evacuation, public-safety threat and other time-sensitive messages among the supported uses.
The page says the system may use calls, texts, email and other digital methods. It also says residents should not assume they are automatically enrolled even though the locality maintains an initial database of residential and business telephone numbers.
Register deliberately and keep an independent safety plan
Use the official page to choose contact methods that the subscriber controls. Do not publish home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, household details or alert credentials in a public comment or unofficial form.
Enrollment is not proof that every message will be accepted, received or read. Keep device notifications current, follow official weather and public-safety instructions, and call 911 for an emergency rather than waiting for a subscription alert.
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Official joint 911 page checked November 4, 2026 for the CodeRED-to-Everbridge transition, message types, contact channels and registration warning.
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