Signing up for emergency and other communications from the City

Screenshot of the "@" menu on the Plainfield home page.

After the recent alert about gas odors on Kensington Avenue, I was engaged in an email conversation with a reader who wondered how some people knew about it and others (this person in particular) did not.

There are several ways to sign up to receive emergency and other communications from the City of Plainfield.

First, go to the Plainfield website here; then click on the "@" sign in the main menu. This opens the "Stay Connected" menu (screenshot at the top of story).

I will go over the emergency links first:

• Plainfield Mass Communications System (PCMS) is the first emergency system offered after Mayor Mapp took office. I believe it is the one from which I get my emergency emails from the city. However, the current page references an online form to fill out. I do not find any form on the page and no explanation as to whether the City has opted out of that communication system, which seems odd.
  
  
  
• NIXEL: This is a text alert system. I signed up for this long ago and receive text alerts every day from Somerset County communities. I can only recall rare instances of use by Plainfield, so I don't know how active the City's participation is. Regardless, it does give good updates on anything affecting Route 22, so it has its real benefits.
  
  
  
• FACEBOOK and TWITTER: These links take you to the City's Facebook and Twitter pages, where you can follow or friend them. These are regularly posted to with City-sponsored events (and some others) and are very useful.
  
  
  
  
  

  

  
  Screenshot of the signup page for weekly newsletters.

  
  
  
  
• MAYOR'S WEEKLY COMMUNICATIONS: This is where you can sign up for the Mayor's two weekly email newsletters (one for events and one with a weekly message from the Mayor). Though I was one of the very first to sign up, the page is curious for only showing a link to the "November 6, 2015" issue.
  
  
  
• CONTACT US: This opens a sub-menu offering a list of snail mail addresses, a city phone directory, and an email for general purposes (I don't know where it is routed). There is also a form for website comments, which is useful if you find you have a question or issue with the website.

I hope all readers take the opportunity to sign up for emergency communications and for the weekly newsletters.

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  -- Dan Damon [follow]

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