The county’s emergency notification system allows public safety personnel to reach more residents than ever before during disasters, but if you want to be notified by your cell phone, you have to sign up. Managing editor Tami Roleff tells you how to sign up…
The County’s Telephone Emergency Notification System, or TENS, uses listed and unlisted numbers in the 911 database to alert residents of life-threatening emergencies, such as wildfires or earthquakes. However, the 9-1-1 database only includes landline telephones, so other numbers must be registered. If you want to receive an emergency alert text message on your cell phone, or an emergency call on your TTY, TDD, or Voiceover Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone, you must register the number in the system.
To sign up, please visit www.sbcounty.gov and click on the “Sign Up for Emergency Alerts” icon or from the home pages of the County Fire and Sheriff’s departments at www.sbcfire.org or www.sbcsd.org. Thanks to the partnership with San Bernardino County’s 2-1-1 Social Services Hotline, residents who do not have internet access may register by dialing 211 to sign up.
SIGN UP YOUR CELL PHONE TO GET EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS
