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New Jersey Office Of Emergency Management

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

State Police, Emergency Management Using New Alert System

State Police and the N.J. Office of Emergency Management can now provide emergency information to residents via text.

The state police and Office of Emergency Management will begin to use Nixle to provide updates to residents via text and emails. Nixle is already used by the Chatham Township Police Department to alert residents of various police activities, including motor vehicle accidents, crimes and public safety notifications. New Jersey State Police submitted the following news release: New Jersey residents will now be able to receive critical information from the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) and the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (NJOEM) on their cell phones and PDAs with the use of a free, Web-based service. The NJSP and NJOEM will be using a service called Nixle Connect to deliver important and time sensitive information to the …

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