The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and Intrado Inc. will work together to facilitate deployment of Intrado's IntelliCast Target Notification. It can be used to send a message about a missing child to thousands of residents in a geographic area. The system can be activated by public safety officials via any phone or through a secure Website. It can deliver messages that include a complete physical description of the missing child, the date and time of disappearance, location last seen, and a number to call with tips.
The system can be used in conjunction with the AMBER Alert system.
The Pocatello (Idaho) Police De-partment recently used IntelliCast Target Notification to help locate a child just 15 minutes after a telephone notification.
IntelliCast Target Notification is also used to notify residents of emer-gency situations, such as flash floods, forest fires, and life-threatening crimi-nal activity. For more information, visit www.missingkids.com and www.intrado.com/NCMEC
