With recent severe weather that swept across several states, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security is encouraging the purchase of all hazard radios.

"All hazard radios can save lives," said IDHS Executive Director Joe Wainscott. "They are a crucial tool for every individual and family, and are a reliable avenue for receiving timely public safety warnings and other potentially life-saving information around the clock."

During threatening conditions, NOAA all hazard radios give a special alarm so listeners can take appropriate safety measures.

All hazard radios can be found online and at many local retailers, and make a great gift. Be sure to include extra batteries so the radio can continue to operate if power services are disrupted.

While many of the life threatening situations faced by Indiana citizens are related to severe weather events, all hazard radios will also provide alerts and information about other developing hazardous situations including: hazardous materials incidents, biological threats, contagious diseases, food contamination, industrial fires, power plant incidents and other potentially dangerous situations. It will also relay various emergency warnings including child abduction Amber Alerts, notices to evacuate, local area crises, emergency action notifications and civil emergency messages.

In addition to all hazard radios as an avenue for warning, many local and national media provide warning systems that can go directly to your mobile phone via text message.

"A redundant system of warning is the key to alerting the most people in the shortest amount of time," Wainscott said. He also recommends monitoring local television and radio broadcasts, and paying attention to your surroundings when outside.

County Codes to Program an All Hazards Radio
Most all hazard radios require a county code to limit the geographic area for notices. The list of Indiana counties and their corresponding codes is below.
 
COUNTY        SAME#
Adams             018001           
Allen                018003
Bartholomew   018005
Benton             018007           
Blackford        018009
Boone              018011
Brown              018013
Carroll             018015
Cass                 018017
Clark                018019
Clay                 018021
Clinton             018023
Crawford         018025
Daviess            018027
De Kalb           018033
Dearborn         018029
Decatur            018031
Delaware         018035
Dubois             018037
Elkhart             018039
Fayette             018041
Floyd               018043
Fountain          018045
Franklin           018047
Fulton              018049
Gibson             018051
Grant               018053
Greene             018055
Hamilton          018057
Hancock          018059
Harrison           018061
Hendricks        018063
Henry              018065
Howard            018067
Huntington       018069
Jackson            018071
Jasper              018073
Jay                   018075
Jefferson         018077
Jennings           018079
Johnson           018081
Knox               018083
Kosciusko        018085
La Porte           018091
Lagrange          018087
Lake                018089
Lawrence         018093
Madison           018095
Marion             018097
Marshall           018099
Martin              018101
Miami              018103
Monroe            018105
Montgomery    018107
Morgan            018109
Newton            018111
 Noble              018113
Ohio                018115
Orange             018117
Owen               018119
Parke               018121
Perry                018123
Pike                 018125
Porter               018127
Posey               018129
Pulaski             018131
Putnam            018133
Randolph         018135
Ripley              018137
Rush                018139
Scott                018143
Shelby             018145
Spencer            018147
St. Joseph        018141
Starke              018149
Steuben            018151
Sullivan           018153
Switzerland      018155
Tippecanoe      018157
Tipton              018159
Union              018161
Vanderburgh    018163
Vermillion       018165
Vigo                 018167
Wabash            018169
Warren             018171
Warrick            018173
Washington      018175
Wayne             018177
Wells               018179
White               018181
Whitley            018183

This list is also available at http://www.weather.gov/nwr/CntyCov/nwrIN.htm.

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