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How does an AMBER Alert work?
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How does an AMBER Alert work?
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How does an AMBER Alert work?
The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is activated.
An e-mail and fax message is sent throughout the state to media outlets.
The information is posted on electronic billboards and Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) signboards in the local area of the alert.
A law enforcement radio broadcast and computer message is sent to all law enforcement agencies in the state.
A toll free telephone line for tips and information is activated at (877) AMBER-OH
A Truckers Alert system is activated.
The Ohio Lottery posts the information on lottery terminals.
Special law enforcement response teams and programs are offered to assist in the search for the missing person.
Partners, such as phone companies, the Ohio Outdoor Advertising Association, the Ohio Electric Cooperative, the national Center for Missing and Exploited Children and others are notified and they re-distribute the alert.