Fire chief pushes Memphians to sign up for city emergency alert system

By , Daily Memphian Updated: March 22, 2023 3:09 PM CT | Published: March 22, 2023 3:05 PM CT

The “Memphis Alerts” program was launched a month ago and is still building its base of users. It’s designed for emergencies and can go citywide or just to specific areas.

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Bill Dries

Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.


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