The City of Texarkana, Texas urges citizens to sign up for CodeRED Emergency Notification System to stay informed in case of an emergency situation. This system, shared by the cities of Texarkana, Texas, Texarkana, Arkansas, Bowie and Miller Counties is an ultra high-speed telephone and email communication service that allows for targeting of specific area or blanket notification of the area.
The system will notify residents of critical community alerts, such as: weather emergencies, evacuation notices, bio-terrorism alerts, boil water notices, and missing child reports. The system is capable of making 60,000 calls per hour and will deliver a recorded message to a live person or a voicemail service, making three attempts to connect to any number. The system will only be used for emergency purposes.
To sign up for the service, visit the CodeRED sign up page or call (903) 798-3181.