Sign Up for ALERT Flagler Emergency Notifications

Flagler County uses a variety of systems to ensure efficient delivery of important emergency information with residents, visitors, and businesses.

ALERTFlagler

ALERTFlagler is a no-cost countywide service that allows subscribers to sign up for a variety of emergency notifications based on their enrolled addresses (up to 5).

This system allows you to customize:

• Which devices and formats you want to receive alerts,
  • Options include Email, SMS/Text, Home Phone, Mobile Phone (voice), Work Phone;
• Which specific weather alerts you want to receive,
  • Under My Subscriptions (Edit), click the triangle next to Weather Alerts and all of the triangles underneath to see all options, and then check off the alerts you want to receive; and
• A Quiet Time during which alerts will not be received, such as overnight,
  • The system will override the Quite Time for certain alerts like tornadoes and evacuations,
  • This option can also be found under Weather Alerts.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN-UP OR MAKE ACCOUNT CHANGES

For assistance, please contact us at 386-313-4200, during normal business hours.

 We recommend that everyone, at a minimum, select the following Weather Alerts:

• Flash Flood Warnings: Which occur when rapidly rising flood waters are expected.
• Severe Thunderstorm Warnings: Which occur when either destructive winds and/or hail are expected.
• Tornado Warnings: Which occur when a tornado has been detected or is developing.
• Extreme Wind Warnings: Which occur when the most extreme part of a hurricane is about to impact the area.

Emergency Alert System (EAS)

The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is a national public warning system that requires broadcasters, cable television systems, and satellite radio/TV service providers to deliver emergency information from County, State, and Federal authorities. These alerts typically come across the radio or TV, preceded by a tone and may be audible and/or displayed on the screen. There is no cost to receive these alerts, and devices must be turned on to receive the alerts.

NOAA Weather Radio

NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information directly from an area’s National Weather Service office. In addition to the weather information, this system broadcasts Emergency Alert System messages. In order to receive the weather information and EASs from this network a NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards receiver is required. These receivers are readily available at a variety of retailers. Many receivers have a feature that allows the radio to be turned on 24/7, but only have the audio play out loud when it receives specific messages for our area.

• This feature is known as Specific Area Messaging Encoding (SAME).
  • The SAME code for Flagler County is 012035;
  • The frequencies to be used in the receiver for Flagler County are 162.400 MHz or 162.425 MHz
  • For assistance programming a receiver, please contact us at 386-313-4200.

Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)

Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) are emergency messages sent by the County, State, or Federal governments through mobile phones.

There are five types of WEA:

• Presidential Alerts,
• Imminent Threat Alerts
• Public Safety Alerts
• Amber Alerts
• Test Messages

This service is based on current mobile device location at the time the alert is issued.

There is no cost to receive these alerts, and no need to register.

It is extremely important that you DO NOT DISABLE THE RECEIPT OF THE IMMINENT THREAT and PUBLIC SAFETY alerts, as these alerts used to disseminate Tornado Warnings and Protective Action messages, such as whether to evacuate or shelter in place during an emergency.

Social Media

Flagler County Emergency Management has dedicated Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages (you may find us by searching for @FlaglerEOC). Please like, follow, and share our accounts and posts.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE: https://www.flaglercounty.gov/departments/emergency-management/alertflagler-emergency-notification