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immediately delivering neighborhood level content to geographically targeted consumers via cell phone (texting), e-mail and the web. NOTE:Text messages will be limited to only 180 characters (letters AND spaces). 6. SOCIAL MEDIA To increase our public outreach efforts, Indian River County also utilizes social media to post weather alerts, or other warnings. Residents now have the ability to follow us on Twitter and/or find us on Facebook. The Indian River County social media policy will be followed at all times. 7. CABLE TV INTERRUPT SERVICE Indian River County Emergency Management staff has the ability to use Cable TV interrupt service,which allows our office to interrupt currently broadcasting television programs with current weather warnings, or other warnings, pertaining to our immediate area. 8. LOCAL GOVERNMENT CABLE TV CHANNEL Once the Emergency Operations Center is activated, the EOC will broadcast protective and recovery action information on the government access channel. This channel can be found on cable channel 27 in all of Indian River County. 9. AGREEMENT WITH LOCAL FM RADIO STATION An agreement was entered into with WSCF (91.9 FM) radio which allows emergency management staff access to broadcast equipment for informing Indian River County citizens of storm/disaster information such as what protective actions to take,what the evacuation and re-entry plans are, and recovery information, including restoration of utilities. 10. AMATEUR RADIO Amateur radio has been a proven method to provide communications for local, State, and Federal authorities. If major communications infrastructure is lost during an emergency, amateur radio operators can be vital in establishing communication between State officials, local governments, and voluntary organizations active in disasters. Using equipment within the EOC,Amateur radio communications are provided by RACES/ARES volunteers. More specific information related to communications issues can be found in the description for ESF#2 (Communications), located in Annex I - Response Functions. 11. EMERGENCY POWER SUPPORTS COMMUNICATIONS The primary EOC has auxiliary power provisions capable of sustaining operations for five days. The secondary EOC has auxiliary power provisions capable of sustaining operations for three days. 12. PUBLIC WARNING SYSTEM The Emergency Management Director, and/or his designee, has the authority to activate the public warning system at any time an emergency event threatens persons or property. 13. BULLHORN/DOOR-TO-DOOR ANNOUNCEMENTS Predetermined evacuation areas include the barrier island, low-lying areas, mobile/manufactured homes, sub-standard housing, RV parks and marinas. Initial notification will be through media resources and may be augmented by the use of bullhorn announcements and door-to-door visits by public safety officers. 14. COMMUNICATION WITH STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER The County EOC will communicate with the State Emergency Operations Center(SEOC) on all activations, warnings and SITREPS by means of NAWAS, ESATCOM, commercial telephone or radio frequency links. 15. PRE-SCRIPTED PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS The most common topics pertaining to health and safety, and considered to be helpful to the public, have been pre-scripted to form a library of written Public Service Announcements. Messages include topics on preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation.This document is maintained on file in the emergency management office as well as the office of the Public Information Officer(ESF#14). 16. EMERGENCY INFORMATION CENTER(EIC)—The EIC is a phone bank designed to respond to public inquiries regarding rumors and information.The EIC will be activated and staffed by volunteers during an EOC activation. Staffing will be in accordance to call volume. Each operator will be provided just-in-time training with the Indian River County Public Information Handbook Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Annex VI -7