Jarring shelter-in-place alert for Lakewood wakes up most of JeffCo
A jarring wake-up call was sent to all of Jefferson County Sunday morning. The entire County was alerted to shelter in place, instead of just a small area of homes in Lakewood.
The alert came through a new system JeffCo started using in April. It's a partnership between Jeffcom911, the county's consolidated emergency communications center, and a vendor that sends them out.
Our sincerest apology. We are aware of a Lookout Alert sent out this morning, notifying residents of a shelter-in-place that the situation may not have impacted. We are looking into the case with the vendor. We apologize for any inconvenience or confusion this may have created.
— Jeffcom911co (@jeffcom911co) December 18, 2022
Residents sign up for emergency alerts so that way when something is threatening their life or property, they can keep themselves safe.
Residents as far north as Arvada got a message saying there was a threat to their safety and telling them to stay indoors.
The message sent some into a panic before they realized the incident they were being warned about was nowhere near them.
Sunday morning Jeffcom911 tweeted an apology saying they are looking into the case with the vendor.