What’s better than signing up for emergency alerts during a crisis? Signing up BEFORE the crisis, to ensure you get critical information to keep you and your family safe!

Register for ALERT King County today if you haven’t yet. ALERT King County  helps you stay informed about potential hazards and threats in your area. It is free to sign up. You can register to receive alerts in English or any of nearly 30 other languages.

More than 86,000 people are now signed up. This number has grown steadily as King County Emergency Management has continued to promote the free service. In the first 11 days since the heavy rains and flooding began in King County earlier this month, 11,000 people signed up to receive ALERT King County emergency messages, a 13 percent increase. This is more than the numbers of people who signed up during the protests in September 2020 (about 7,600).

Signing up for alerts is voluntary and helps keep you informed before and during severe weather and other emergencies in your area.

Another resource in emergencies is the King County Emergency Blog at kcemergency.com. The site has had nearly 244,000 visits by almost 134,000 visitors since the flooding began earlier this month. The blog, activated during regional emergencies, shares information about preparing for and dealing with severe weather and other crises.