Missouri to deploy CellCast’s emergency alert solution

CellCast Technologies said its wireless emergency alert solution will be deployed throughout Missouri, beginning with the sheriff’s department in Camden County.
“Knowing about the impending danger is one thing, but then also having the correct information about what to do in your specific area can be lifesaving,” said Camden County Sheriff John Page. “We want to keep the citizens we serve as safe as possible and with CellCast Alerts, we do just that.”
CellCast Alerts is a Web-based alert system allowing registered citizens to be directly contacted during emergency situations through cellular text messaging, e-mail and landline telephone. Messages may include alerts and information about emergencies such as traffic, school information, criminal information, floods, chemical spills, major fires, acts of terrorism and weather-related emergencies.
“Today’s society is increasingly mobile, and those entrusted with the public’s safety must follow the trend,” said Paul Klein, COO of Houston-based CellCast Technologies. “CellCast Alerts allows them to keep up with the trends and prepares them for the next generation of even more alerting capabilities through cell broadcasting when it becomes available.”
The Federal Communications Commission is working on a rulemaking to implement congressional legislation to foster nationwide availability of wireless warnings throughout the country. The law gives mobile phone carriers the discretion whether to provide the service.