Ferndale is the first city in Oakland County to join OakAlert (Everbridge); the opt‑in, address‑based system sends texts, calls, emails and app notifications. City and county will run a joint outreach campaign and manage admin access locally.

A resident reported receiving emergency alerts meant for Union County, South Carolina, and urged the county to fix the problem; a county representative said the county ended ties with the prior vendor, signed a contract for a new system called 'Ramon' and is still populating databases before inviting sign-ups.

House Bill 4427 cleared the Michigan House on third reading after sponsors said it would trigger emergency alerts when E. coli contamination reaches levels unsafe for contact. Lawmakers debated public-health benefits and implementation; the bill passed 94–10 and was ordered immediate effect.

Addie Allen urges Beaumont officials to implement siren notifications for effective emergency alerts.

County commissioners approved moving the public emergency alert system to Rave and agreed to pay to exit the Code Red contract after migration and notification failures left residents without timely alerts.

Residents encouraged to support food drive and check county website for appointments and repairs.

Emergency Management briefed commissioners on a layered alert approach using FEMA's IPAWS and Everbridge; staff said a March tornado warning test reached tens of thousands via Everbridge and IPAWS, and they fixed a short Everbridge delay discovered during the test.