AmberIndiana.com How it works page

AmberIndiana.com is much more than just a web site.  AmberIndiana.com is an interactive method of distributing information in a time of need, through the use of many commonly used internet tools such as e-mail, e-mail to text paging, and web interfaces. 

Here is how it works:

1. An Amber alert is deemed necessary by the Police department using the guidelines outlined in the Local Amber Plan.
   
2. The assigned member of the communications department will activate the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and start the initial process of  inputting the information, including a photograph, into a web based form
   
3. The form is then submitted to the Data Centers server
   
4. When the servers receive the form they will construct the alert web site on www.amberindiana.com,  and start sending faxes and e-mails.  The e-mails are divided into two classes, one for regular e-mail, and another for pagers and cell phone text messages 
   
5. AmberIndiana.com icons that are in place on web sites will be changed to indicate an alert, and they will direct web surfers to the alert web site.
   
6. Any updates and corrections to the public information can be made instantly and additional messages will be appropriately sent out.
   
7. The entire process from submitting the web form, to the actual notification of the interested parties should only a few minutes, as fast as 15 seconds in some of our tests.  Delivery time will depend on traffic on the paging and cellular networks and availability of receiving mail servers.
   
8. Upon the closing of the alert, the issuing Police authority will complete another web form indicating the completion of the alert.
   
9. Notifications will be sent out.
   
10. The server will replace the alert icons with the standard AmberIndiana.com icon.
    
11. The AmberIndiana.com web site will return to a normal informational page.