Now That Public Safety Communications In Arlington Heights Are A Secret, Arlington Heights Public Information, Twitter Account Show Serious Deficiency In An Emergency
8:33 AM Thursday ENTER ADDRESS. Now that Arlington Heights police and fire communications cannot be monitored by the media or by neighborhood watch and other safety groups, the Village of Arlington Heights public information efforts show a serious deficiency and lack of effort to keep the public aware in emergencies.
A deluge of rain caused numerous flooding issues that closed businesses and closed roads in the area. Also numerous power failures occurred in neighborhoods.
Some drivers were stranded in vehicles, which required mutual aid help from Prospect Heights firefighter/paramedics.
Arlington Heights official twitter account had no information about the storm. The twitter account showed a disconnect with the reality that was occurring in the village.
The latest information tweeted and observed on June 26, 2013 related to a free concert on June 21, 2013.
The twitter account also showed inconsistency to a degree of lack of dependability.
A Flash Flood Watch was tweeted for June 12, 2012, but the Flash Flood Watch issued for June 26, 2013 was not tweeted. Also the Flash Flood Warning issued at 5:31 a.m. was not tweeted.
The Village of Arlington Heights should either keep the official twitter account limited to community relations events or it should do a full-time job of alerting the community regarding public safety issues on its existing account or create a separate public safety account that combines police and fire safety activity.
Arlington Heights is a large enough community to handle this task with excellence. Cities, such as Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Portland, Schaumburg and many others already notify their citizens of public safety issues, road closures, power failures or other major emergencies in their communities.
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A deluge of rain caused numerous flooding issues that closed businesses and closed roads in the area. Also numerous power failures occurred in neighborhoods.
Some drivers were stranded in vehicles, which required mutual aid help from Prospect Heights firefighter/paramedics.
Arlington Heights official twitter account had no information about the storm. The twitter account showed a disconnect with the reality that was occurring in the village.
The latest information tweeted and observed on June 26, 2013 related to a free concert on June 21, 2013.
The twitter account also showed inconsistency to a degree of lack of dependability.
A Flash Flood Watch was tweeted for June 12, 2012, but the Flash Flood Watch issued for June 26, 2013 was not tweeted. Also the Flash Flood Warning issued at 5:31 a.m. was not tweeted.
The Village of Arlington Heights should either keep the official twitter account limited to community relations events or it should do a full-time job of alerting the community regarding public safety issues on its existing account or create a separate public safety account that combines police and fire safety activity.
Arlington Heights is a large enough community to handle this task with excellence. Cities, such as Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Portland, Schaumburg and many others already notify their citizens of public safety issues, road closures, power failures or other major emergencies in their communities.
Read complete article on Arlingtoncardinal.com ...
http://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?s=Now+That+Public+Safety+Communications+In+Arlington+Heights+Are+A+Secret,+Arlington+Heights+Public+Information,+Twitter+Account+Show+Serious+Deficiency+In+An+Emergency
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