emergency alerts including Fire, earthquake, and tsunami

 Emergency and disaster early warning alerts on your phone can make the difference.

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MendoAlert

MendoAlert (Everbridge) is the primary system used to notify the public during emergencies and disasters in Mendocino County. This system allows registered users to receive emergency alerts and notifications via text message, phone calls, and email. Users can register multiple communication methods (home phone, cell phone, email, etc) and addresses to better ensure vital messages are delivered successfully. Alerts and notifications are sent to a specific geographic area and only registered users in that area are notified. For example, a resident living in Fort Bragg would not be notified of an emergency in Hopland. 

Nixle

Nixle is a secondary notification tool which is integrated with MendoAlert. Generally, Nixle only sends notifications via text message to cells phones. Residents can register for all notifications affecting their zip code by texting their zip code to 888777 or can register for all Nixle alerts sent in the Mendocino County by texting MendoAlerts to 888777. Mendocino County generally sends MendoAlert notifications to Nixle as well, but not always. We recommend that all users registered with Nixle also register with MendoAlert.

Watch Duty

Stay safe from wildfires when seconds count. Watch Duty, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, alerts you of nearby wildfires and firefighting efforts in real-time. Receive notifications about the status and conditions on the ground as they change. Using satellite imagery and other official sources you can easily track and monitor the progress of a fire.

MyShake

MyShake uses ShakeAlert information, issued by the United States Geological Survey, to deliver alerts to users accross California. Alerts are not sent out for all felt events; they are designed to alert people for potentially damaging earthquakes. The USGS ShakeAlert System uses hundreds of high quality seismic stations accross the West Coast to detect earthquakes as they happen and issue ShakeAlert Messages. However, alerts are not earthquake predications! Rather they indicate that an earthquake has begun, and shaking is imminent. Additionally, for every earthquake, regions near the epicenter may not receive a warning before the shaking arrives. Remember to Drop, Cover, and Hold On when you get an alert, or when you feel shaking.