Santra Rosa County warning system fails

The “Reverse 911” warning system is offline in Santa Rosa County and it put residents at risk in Navarre when a fire at the Aqua Water Treatment facility, which is in the Holley-Navarre area, sparked worries of harmful fumes.

A “reverse 911” warning system can automatically call phones within a certain area during emergencies

Santa Rosa County spokeswoman Joy Tsubooka told the Daily News that the system has been out of order since last week. Its motherboard malfunctioned and a replacement is on order.

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Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”