Randy Parr, the City of Tomball’s Emergency Management Coordinator, cautioned that such systems are only as good as the telephone database supporting them.

“If your phone number is not in the database, you will not be called,” he said.

The CodeRED system not only offers faster calling rates and improved message delivery, it gives individuals and businesses the ability to add their own phone numbers directly to the system’s telephone database. Parr emphasized that this is an extremely important feature.

To ensure no one is omitted, Parr urges all individuals and businesses to log onto the City of Tomball’s website, www.ci.tomball.tx.us, and follow the link to the “CodeRED Residential and Business Data Collection” page. Those without Internet access may call Tomball’s Emergency Management Office at 281-351-7101, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Required information includes first and last name, street address, city, state, zip code and primary phone number.

No one should automatically assume his or her phone number is included, Parr said. All businesses should register, as well as all individuals who have unlisted phone numbers, those who have changed their phone number or address within the last year, and those who use a cellular phone as their primary home phone.

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