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To better reach our Spanish-speaking residents and visitors, Alachua County Emergency Management announces two new ways to receive real-time disaster information in Spanish.
Residents can now text ALACHUAESP to 888-777 to receive critical text message updates in Spanish during a disaster.
Additionally, it was important to address the confusion brought about by Facebook auto-translating Spanish language posts back into English. Individuals whose native language is English would often see the auto-translated post rather than the English version. To increase the clarity of information for both our English and Spanish-speaking residents, we have created Alachua County Ready en Español. This is a dedicated Spanish-language Facebook page that will be used to share the same critical disaster information you can find on our English-language page, Alachua County Emergency Management. Spanish translations will no longer be posted on our English page. Please note that the Spanish language page will only be used during emergencies.
“Emergency Management is always looking for ways to reach more of our residents,” said Emergency Management Director Jen Grice. “Having two new Spanish-language resources will go a long way to connect our Spanish-speaking residents and visitors with critical emergency information.”
For more information, contact Alachua County Emergency Management at 352-264-6500 or acem@alachuacounty.us.
