BUTLER COUNTY EMERGENCY INFORMATION HOTLINE (Media Announcement)

The Butler County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and the Butler County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) are pleased to announce a new emergency information hotline phone system for all Butler County residents. The information hotline will be available for notifications of snow emergencies, emergency incidents, severe weather alerts or any type of incident within Butler County. This system will allow multiple users at one time to receive vital information on the status of the County any time day or night 365 days a year. The system is also intended to give information to a specific area of the County that might only be affected. The emergency information hotline has already been used in Butler County for road closures during the recent gasoline tanker accident on I-75 and damage reporting during the earthquake in Indiana. Butler County Sheriff Richard K Jones explained that during a snow emergency people flood the dispatch center calling 911 asking if a level 1 snow emergency is still in effect. Our dispatchers are busy handling emergencies and this new system will allow an alternative to calling 911. The system is being funded by the Butler County Emergency Management Agency. The County-wide emergency information phone number is 513-785-5800 and will be updated as needed by either EMA or the Sheriff’s Office. Many large Cities and County’s across the Country use a similar type system and it is time to bring this to Butler County. Hopefully the citizens of Butler County will see a message scrolling across the bottom of there television screen with “Butler County emergency information hotline 513-785-5800” and will call to get the status of the County. If you would like further information on the emergency information hotline, please contact Jeff Galloway at (513) 785-5810.