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Whether communicating www.AmericanSecurityToday.com routine or emergency news, CivicReady allows munici- palities to alert recipients within seconds via email, phone, SMS/text mes- sage, push notifications, PA systems, sirens, and more with only two taps on a device. 2019 CHAMPIONS EDITION - 39 It also allows for two-way communication, which can help community members respond to texts in a way that helps governments take action. When Hurricane Florence bore down on Regroup’s client the Town of Belhav- en, N.C., it brought three to five feet of water through- out the town of 1,600 res- idents. The town uses Regroup for day-to-day communications such as trash pickup notifications. The town swiftly realized there was no efficient way to reach residents But when Hurricane Dorian posed about the danger or evacuations. a threat to the town, having a way to warn residents of impending dan- Immediately following the storm, ger easily, quickly and efficiently the town signed up for CivicReady. proved extremely valuable. 109