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<strong>Selwyn</strong> District Residents' Guide <strong>2018</strong><br />
5<br />
S ELWYN GETS READY<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> has its own community based<br />
emergency response support and<br />
notification network called <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
Gets Ready. The system allows people<br />
to sign up for free to receive alerts via<br />
text or email in an emergency. This<br />
alert system operates in conjunction<br />
with local volunteer networks who<br />
check on households needing support<br />
and provides assistance if needed or<br />
allows those support people to request<br />
help from Council where required.<br />
Locally <strong>Selwyn</strong> Gets Ready has been<br />
used to:<br />
• issue tsunami warnings<br />
• provide information and advice<br />
about fires, and alert people when<br />
they need to be prepared to evacuate<br />
• provide information in the aftermath<br />
of earthquakes<br />
• issue weather warnings for strong<br />
winds or snow<br />
• advise people about fire risk and<br />
fire restrictions<br />
• communicate messages from<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Police to local communities.<br />
To join <strong>Selwyn</strong> Gets Ready, visit www.<br />
selwyn.getsready.net and click join. If<br />
your household has any special needs<br />
in an emergency, you can also indicate<br />
this on the form so that your local<br />
volunteer community response team<br />
is aware of these.<br />
For more information about <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
Gets Ready, contact Dave Askin on<br />
0210644436 or email getsready@<br />
selwyn.govt.nz.
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