To keep the community safe in a disaster, Hazard Management Cayman Islands has a mobile app to deliver real-time emergency notifications about major incidents.
Residents and visitors can download the free app to their mobile devices to receive emergency alerts from Hazard Management.
Subscribers can select whether they want the notifications by email or text, or both.
The app is part of the National Emergency Notification System, known as NENS. It issues alerts on major national incidents, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, large fires, airport incidents or chemical spills.
The emergency alert includes details of the incident, such as where it is located and when it occurred. The message also includes any essential public safety messaging such as instructions to stay away from the incident area or to seek higher ground.
Along with the app, Hazard Management communicates public safety messaging on major incidents through its website, local media, social media sites and a radio alert system developed in collaboration with the Department of Public Safety Communications.
This system enables Hazard Management and DPSC to broadcast emergency alert messages across all radio networks. The emergency messages automatically interrupt radio broadcasts, after which normal programming resumes.
SIGN UP FOR THE APP
Follow these four steps to access national emergency notifications:
1. Visit nens.gov.ky to opt-in to the service; choose ‘app’ and provide your email to sign up.
2. Download the AtHoc app, entering the email address you used to opt in to the service to verify and activate your account.
3. AtHoc app will ask you for an organisation code. Your organisation code is HMCI. Press ‘send’.
4. The screen will indicate you are now set up to receive notifications.
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