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In some cases, this is not possible. For example, if you don't have a CAD system capable of generating an automatic email. In these cases, some departments send us messages that they write by hand.

When an automated message is not possible...

If your CAD system is one that is unable to send automated messages, we recommend that you send messages to the alert email address in one of the following formats:

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Will cause "RISK: Moderately low" to appear in the notes area.

If you don't have an address

You may also use a latitude and longitude instead of an address. This may be more accurate than using an address in areas where Google does not do a good job of mapping. It's also more accurate, provided your GPS coordinates are good:

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BOAT FIRE;44.720515,-122.169883;DETROIT LAKE;Everyone is drunk

Summary

Using these formats will help our servers do the best possible job of understanding and mapping your alerts. The simple message format described above is called StandardA, and the more complicated version is called CadpageJust let our technicians know which format you plan to use -- the server does not automatically detect the format type.

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