PRE-ALERT NOTICE

To:          Georgia PSAP Directors
               GA-TERT Members / Team Leaders
                GECA and GEMA/HS Staff

From:   Jonathan Jones, GA-TERT Deputy State Coordinator

RE:       Pre-Alert Notice for Hurricane Dorian

Date:    Thursday, August 29, 2019

As Hurricane Dorian strengthens in the Atlantic, it is predicted to make landfall on the U.S. mainland as a category 3 or greater hurricane late Sunday or Monday morning.  Members of the Georgia Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce (GA-TERT) are hereby placed in “Pre-Alert” status and should begin to consider their availability for possible deployment.  In the event a request for assistance is received, we will quickly notify members and attempt to meet the needs of the request. Team members should visit www.gatert.org to view the pre-deployment checklist and familiarize themselves with the program guidelines.

As a reminder, all requests for a GA-TERT deployment must come through the Georgia Emergency Management Agency and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) and be closely coordinated with local government and PSAPs. 

Emergency Telecommunicators who wish to join the GA-TERT in anticipation of this storm should review the requirements and submit their application as soon as possible. Questions about the program can be sent to board@gatert.org.

 

The GA-TERT is a joint APCO/NENA program that provides trained personnel to emergency communication centers and their personnel in the event of a man-made or natural disaster.  For more information on the National TERT program, visit www.njti-tert.org