EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
MARSHALL COUNTY KENTUCKY SELECTS HYPER-REACH
ONSOLVE CODE-RED WILL END JULY 18, 2025
Telephone-based mass notification systems are used by thousands of
public safety agencies across the US to warn citizens about local
emergencies, hazards, and other threats. Now, Marshall County
Kentucky announces they have selected Hyper-Reach to help bring
this same life-saving capability to the area. Hyper-Reach is a state-of-
the-art mass emergency notification system designed specifically for
public safety. The county expects to have the service fully operational
by the end of June, 2025.
The new emergency alert system will provide rapid notification of
hazardous and urgent situations using a mix of telephone calls, text
and email messages, and even TTY/TDD service for the hearing
impaired. The system sends thousands of these messages to
geographically targeted households in seconds, and can
simultaneously deliver them to an even broader audience via social
media, as well as sending broadcast messages to most current mobile
telephones (made since 2011) in an affected area by providing access
to FEMA’s Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system.
“Our job is to protect the citizens of Marshall County Kentucky as
effectively and cost-efficiently as possible,” said Curt Curtner,
Emergency Management Director of Marshall County.
“We reviewed all the major vendors for emergency notification service,
and Hyper-Reach gave us everything we needed at an unbelievable
price. We’re excited about this new capability.”
The County plans to use the service primarily for alerts about weather
and environmental hazards, criminal activity, and missing persons.
Landline phones are automatically enrolled for Community alerts, but
Weather alerts to landline phones and Community and
Weather alerts to VoIP phones, mobile phones, and email addresses
are only included when people enroll. Residents and people who
work in Marshall County are encouraged to enroll now (using a county
address) either by calling or texting “Alert” to 270-387-1397 or by
going to the website:
https://hyper-reach.com/kymarshallsignup.html
Residents can get emergency alerts via their Alexa-enabled smart
speakers just by saying “Alexa, enable Hyper-Reach” and following the
Alexa-provided instructions. With more than 50 million US households
using Alexa devices, there are hundreds of County residents with
Alexa units.
Residents can also download the Hyper-Reach Anywhere app on their
smartphones. Hyper-Reach Anywhere is a free smartphone app that
allows individual residents to manage and monitor the alerts they
receive, both for their home, office, and other addresses they care
about, such as those of elderly relatives or friends.
Marshall County Kentucky Office of Emergency Management is a 27-
year old agency with a mission to protect the citizens of Marshall
County.
About Hyper-Reach:
Hyper-Reach (www.hyper-reach.com) is a mass notification system
with over 15 years of experience in emergency messaging.
Hyper-Reach sends messages via automated telephone calls, text
messaging (SMS), and email. Other uses of Hyper-Reach include
Amber alerts, toxic chemical warnings, and armed shooter alerts.