LAKEPORT, Calif. – Next week the Lakeport Police Department will conduct a test of its emergency phone notification system.
On Monday, Dec. 4, between the hours of 10 and 11 a.m., the Lakeport Police Department will send out a city of Lakeport emergency telephone notification test call.
Officials said this call will go to all landline telephone numbers in the city of Lakeport and the cellular phone numbers of people who have registered with the city’s NIXLE emergency voice notice system.
The call will advise that it is a test of the city of Lakeport emergency phone notification system, the department reported.
The police department has purchased the current data for landline phones in the city and no action needs to be taken by residents regarding these phone numbers.
Cellular and voice over internet protocol, or VOIP, telephone numbers have to be registered in our system by their users.
For instructions on how to register visit https://www.cityoflakeport.com/hot-details.aspx?id=198.
The police department encourages everyone who lives in, works in or visit the city of Lakeport to register their cellular or VOIP phone numbers to receive voice calls from the NIXLE system.
Being registered to receive NIXLE text alerts from the city will not ensure you get emergency voice calls. You must login online and configure your account to receive voice calls in addition to text messages.
Voice calls are not often made to residents as they are reserved for extreme or severe emergencies. However, the city said it is important that people be registered in the event an emergency happens in the area of the city where they live, work or may be visiting.
City of Lakeport plans emergency phone notification system test Dec. 4
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