Especially now that fire season upon us, it is recommended that people sign up for the CodeRED emergency alert system. You can sign up online via the County’s web link (https://www.mynevadacounty.com/1293/CodeRED-Emergency-Alerts) or call 211 for assistance with the process. Following is an item with specifics from the Friday Memo for July 6.
Dial 2-1-1 for Assistance with CodeRED Emergency Alert Sign-Ups
CodeRED is the County’s emergency alert system that notifies subscribed residents when an emergency is happening in their neighborhood. Residents can register their landlines, cell phones, and emails to CodeRED, and will receive alerts by phone, text or SMS, and email, depending on what they subscribed for.
In the past, residents had the option to subscribe to CodeRED from Nevada County’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) website and could call OES with any related questions. Since not all residents feel comfortable navigating the online CodeRED platform, Nevada County has partnered with 211 Connecting Point to provide over-the-phone sign up assistance. Nevada County residents can now dial 2-1-1, or 1(844)319-4119 from non 530 area codes, to be connected to a 211 Connecting Point call center representative who will guide them through the CodeRED registration process over the phone, and can help to answer any questions they may have.
OES recommends signing up all phone numbers associated with your home address. For example, sign up your cell phone, your landline, and your family members cell phones who are living at your residence so everyone receives a CodeRED emergency alert during an emergency event in your neighborhood.
It is also recommended to add CodeRED’s two phone numbers 1(866) 419-5000 and 1(855) 969-4636 to your cell phone and/or landline contacts as “CodeRED Emergency Alerts.” This way, when you receive a phone call from either of CodeRED’s phone numbers during an emergency event, you will be able to recognize the call as a CodeRED alert rather than easily mistaking the 1-866 or 1-855 number as a telemarketer.