New Emergency Alert system for  Lane County residents - sign up now!

Public safety partners in Lane County are updating their emergency alerting service to the statewide alerting system OR-Alert, which will be called Lane Alerts locally, to send emergency alerts – including evacuation notifications – to residents and visitors.

Residents should go to http://www.LaneAlerts.org to create a free Lane Alerts account and select where and how they would like to receive emergency alerts. Residents can also text their ZIP code to 888777.

Lane Alerts allows people to opt-in to receive notifications via phone call, text message, and email based on locations they care about. At a minimum, people signing up must provide their name and one method of contact. Residents can choose to receive notifications about emergency events that may affect their home, workplace, child’s school, etc. The types of emergencies that people may receive alerts about include evacuations, severe weather, flooding, police activity, and more.

“Lane Alerts will give emergency responders more tools to reach people with critical emergency information,” said Lane County Emergency Manager Patence Winningham. “But it’s only as good as the information people provide – so sign up, include all your relevant contact information, and keep your profile up to date if you move.”

More about Lane Alerts:

When will Lane Alerts be used?

Lane Alerts will be used to notify people about imminent threats to their safety, as well as informational notifications that affect locations they choose to include in their profile.

Who should sign up for Lane Alerts?

Everyone living or working in Lane County should sign up for Lane Alerts.

Should everyone in my household have their own Lane Alerts profile?

Yes. If multiple household members need to be notified, each person should have their own profile.

Will I still get emergency notifications if I don’t sign up?

There are multiple types of emergency alerts. Some do not require residents to sign up, including landline phone calls or alerts that appear on television screens and radio broadcasts. Signing up for Lane Alerts will provide emergency responders with more and better ways to reach people with emergency information, including text messages.

Learn more about the different types of emergency alerts by watching a short video.

Lane Alerts partner agencies include Lane County Emergency Management, Lane County Sheriff’s Office, and Central Lane Communications Center.

The system is powered by the State of Oregon’s OR-Alert program and Everbridge. Learn more about OR-Alert at http://www.oralert.gov.