Should you plan on exploring the backcountry areas of Grand Canyon Nationwide Park, now you can subscribe to a brand new emergency warning system that works in areas outdoors of cellphone protection. The Grand Canyon River Alert System is a free, subscription-based service particularly designed to ship customized hazard-related alerts to satellite tv for pc messaging gadgets. It’s the first system of its sort within the nation. Guests may also get the alerts by way of a cellphone when reception is accessible.
Alerts might embrace info on flash flood warnings, boating hazards, lacking individuals, and demanding streamflow-related operations for the Colorado River. The system was developed by the USGS in collaboration with Arizona’s Coconino County Emergency Administration division, the Nationwide Climate Service and the Nationwide Park Service, using the distinctive knowledge assets and capabilities of every group.
“Details about impending flash floods, particles flows or boating hazards haven’t beforehand been accessible to backcountry guests in Grand Canyon. This warning system gives Nationwide Climate Service or Park Service alerts forward of occasions, in order that guests can reply accordingly.” –Tom Gushue, USGS GIS Coordinator
“We’ve got by no means been capable of attain individuals in Grand Canyon with flash flood warnings like this earlier than. We’re grateful for the coordination to make this potential and have the prospect to save lots of lives. -Megan Taylor, Lead Meteorologist on the Nationwide Climate Service Flagstaff Discipline Workplace
The brand new alert system was particularly developed for the Grand Canyon however the framework it makes use of might be utilized to most wilderness areas offering well timed alerts to individuals visiting or residing in areas outdoors of mobile sign protection.
“This new alert system gives a essential communication hyperlink in distant areas, giving backcountry customers well timed details about flash floods or different hazards they might encounter. On the similar time, no expertise replaces the necessity for private preparation and situational consciousness. Guests ought to at all times analysis their route, perceive the dangers, and be able to adapt when situations change.” –Ed Keable, Superintendent of Grand Canyon Nationwide Park
Subscriptions should be made previous to leaving on a backcountry go to. To subscribe for alerts, textual content GCRIVERALERTS to 928-707-7842 from the system they want to subscribe to be added to the Grand Canyon River Alerts record. For extra details about learn how to subscribe, click on right here.
Grand Canyon River Alert System Subscription Particulars and Assist:
It’s crucial that customers register their satellite tv for pc gadgets previous to arriving at Lees Ferry to make sure they’ll obtain essential alerts.
To subscribe to the Grand Canyon River Alerts, customers can textual content GCRIVERALERTS to 928-707-7842 from their private cell phones or satellite tv for pc texting gadgets. As soon as subscribed, you’ll obtain a affirmation message. If you don’t obtain a affirmation message don’t assume that you’re subscribed. It’s important to obtain a affirmation message to make sure profitable subscription earlier than embarking on any journey. Alternatively, customers can join e mail variations of alerts at https://smart911.com.
Technical Issues
It’s necessary to notice that satellite tv for pc texting gadgets, similar to these from Garmin and SPOT, have limitations on the variety of customized messages they’ll obtain in the course of the size of a typical river journey. All messages from the Grand Canyon River Alert system, together with signup and affirmation messages, depend in direction of this restrict. Subscribers will likely be robotically faraway from the record on the finish of the business boating season (November of every 12 months) to stop receiving undesirable messages.
Customers can decide out at any time by texting “LEAVE GCRIVERALERTS” or “STOP” to cease all messages.
Important Suggestions for Garmin/InReach Customers
Efficiently subscribing to the alert system might require extra configuration of your satellite tv for pc texting system, particularly if it’s a Garmin/ InReach system. The Rave Cell Security alert system managed by Coconino County Emergency Administration can solely settle for the precise characters of GCRIVERALERTS throughout signup. If extra textual content or hyperlinks are included within the message, subscribing (or unsubscribing) will fail, and a affirmation message is not going to be obtained.
Unmodified Garmin textual content messages often embrace two extra elements: a hyperlink to the person’s location and a signature. It’s strongly advisable to check the content material of your satellite tv for pc message by sending a textual content to your private cellphone first to make sure neither of those elements are included. Each could be eliminated by modifying settings at https://discover.garmin.com. Moreover, satellite tv for pc texting gadgets should ship out a message to a quantity earlier than they’ll obtain inbound messages, so getting the signup message format appropriate is the one methodology to obtain alerts on these gadgets.
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