Floyd County Emergency Management

The Emergency Management Agency has been made aware of a targeted cyberattack against our mass communication vendor commonly known as CodeRED. A theft of an unknown amount of data occurred and users with CodeRED login are encouraged to change passwords.

Floyd County EMA received an email from the CodeRED parent company Crisis24 on Saturday describing a “targeted attack by an organized cybercriminal group” and its impact on Floyd County and local subscribers of the service.

“Please continue to follow safe cybersecurity practices,” said Tim Herrington, director of Floyd County EMA. “Avoid links and attachments from unfamiliar senders and don’t be pressured by callers or emails that compel you to act quickly or share financial information.”

An FAQ provided by Crisis24 follows

Thank you to EMA Volunteer Marshall Rice for teaching our CERT Explorers about maps and land navigation.

We discussed the compass and how search and rescue teams use technology to track operations. Later on we went outside and used the skills in an actual scavenger hunt.

Geomagnetic storms (the causes of aurora or "northern lights") can impact power systems, spacecraft, satellites, and high frequency radios. That said, this far south, no impacts are expected.

Here is the latest as of 4:45 PM ET Wednesday, November 12th: https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g4-watch-continues-13-november

ALERT
A Freeze Watch has been issued from 1 a.m. Monday through 10 a.m. for NW Georgia. Another alert is likely to be issued Tuesday as the “feels like” temperature could be 20 to 30 degrees. Daytime temperatures are expected to be above freezing.

REMEMBER
🔹Outdoor or cold-sensitive plumbing should be winterized by to prevent potential damage.
🔹Use caution with space heaters and never leave them unattended.
🔹Gather your medications and medical equipment in case you must leave in an emergency.
🔹Communicate now with family and friends to confirm that you have a place to go in emergency or to ensure family members are safe.

Special thanks to the Rome Fire Department for allowing our CERT Explorers to drop in on this session of RPD Rookie School and observe “Firefighter Survival” training. The intense stress and training was very eye opening!

The next Advanced Storm Spotter Training Course will be offered virtually this Thursday, November 6th at 11 AM ET!

If you are interested in joining us for this class, signup is available and free at

www.weather.gov/ffc/skywarnsched

We ❤️ public education events! Today we got to share information about EMA and show off our drone and communication trailer.

We also met some great kids who are going to be our next generation of EMA volunteers and educators.

Thank you Scouts for inviting us to the annual EM Prep event at Home Depot.

Our CERT Explorers toured Station 3 this week and had some good lessons from the fire fighters on duty from the Rome-Floyd Fire Department. Youth ages 14-20 can still sign up by visiting us online at FloydCountyEMA.com

Our full scale exercise at Armuchee High School was a great success thanks to our partners at Floyd County Schools, Georgia, all of our amazing public safety friends and most importantly the student volunteers from across the county.

The exercise also gave us an opportunity to deploy and test our communications trailer built and maintained by our volunteers from Amateur Radio Service.

No filter needed! We are having an incredible day at Emergency Management 💛 Be safe y’all.