Alert OC

The County of Orange and participating cities will use AlertOC to inform you of what action to take when there is an emergency situation affecting the health or welfare of your loved ones and self.

AlertOC is Orange County's regional public mass notification system designed to keep those who live or work in Orange County informed of important information when there is an emergency situation affecting the health, safety or welfare of a community. The system is used by the County of Orange and participating Orange County cities.

Public mass notification systems have become a critical component of emergency preparation and response.

• Residents prepare to be notified of emergencies by providing their land line phones, cell phones and email addresses.
• Public safety officials respond by using the system to rapidly send out messages when there is a perceived upcoming or imminent situation that may require community action.

Based on the severity of the event, AlertOC may be used to contact residents by one or all of the following methods: home phone, work phone, cell phone, email, text message.

• AlertOC has significant capacity to send large volumes of messages through phone, email and text communication channels.
• When there is an emergency event requiring community action, authorized officials record a voice, email or test message that is then delivered quickly to individuals affected by the event. Officials will use the system to keep affected communities informed of event information as necessary.
• The system used the 9-1-1 emergency databases to contact Orange County households. Cell phones, as well as cable and internet-based (VOIP) phone systems, are not a part of this data. These number MUST be self-registered to received notifications.
• Since there are many instances when the public may not be at home to receive an emergency notification, public safety officials feel it is critical that all Orange County residents register their cell phones, work phones, email addresses, text phones and TTD/TTY devices by visiting http://www.alertoc.com/

The City of Newport Beach encourages its residents to register with Alert OC as an important part of your personal emergency preparedness plan. For additional information go to the website, http://www.newportbeachca.gov/. If you have questions or need help with you Alert OC registration call 949 644-3112.

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