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Wireless Emergency Alerts, also known as WEAs, are a type of notification that FEMA, the National Weather Service, the State of Wyoming, and Teton County Emergency Management have the capability to send to capable cell phones. WEAs are designed to reach all capable cell phones that are within range of a cell phone tower in Teton County, without the user having to register ahead of time. This means that this system can send alerts to people who are visiting from out of town and may not be aware of our subscription-based Teton_WY Alerts service.
WEAs are used very rarely and only for extremely hazardous situations. The public should register for Teton_WY Alerts to ensure that they receive all pertinent emergency information in a timely manner.
Teton County may use Search and Rescue teams, Community Emergency Response Team members, or other personnel to go door-to-door to deliver an emergency message to affected neighborhoods.
This method is very localized, and would be used if a disaster were affecting a particular neighborhood. What would happen is Teton County Sheriff's Office, Jackson Police Department, and Jackson Hole Fire/EMS vehicles equipped with loudspeakers and sirens would drive through neighborhoods advising the area that the EAS has been activated and they need to tune to radio, television, or NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio for further information.