Emergency Community Notification System

Emergency Community Notification Public Sign-Up Page

Cowlitz County has implemented an emergency community warning system that is able to send emergency messages via telephone, cellular phone, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and email to residents and businesses within the county. This system may be used by emergency response personnel to notify specific homes and businesses at risk with specific information about the emergency event. You will only be called when the associated address will be impacted by an emergency.

The system is already programmed with landline phone numbers (both listed and unlisted) from phone company records. HOWEVER, unless you take the actions described below, it cannot contact your cellular phone, VoIP phone or email address. To ensure that you receive these warnings you will need to register the telephone numbers for your cellular phone, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone, and email address.

If the call is picked up by an answering machine it will leave a message and not retry the call. If the number is busy or does not answer, the system will make two additional attempts. Also, this system can contact TTY/TDD devices used by the deaf and hard-of-hearing community.

Common reasons to sign up:

• Receive emergency information affecting your home
• Receive emergency information for locations other than your home (like your business or another family member that you care for)

Type of information you may receive:

• Police needing your help to solve crimes or find missing persons
• Knowledge about a hazardous situation near your home (fire, hazardous materials release, or police response activities)
• Emergency protective measures during a disaster

To register your cellular phone, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone, and e-mail address create an account by visiting www.co.cowlitz.wa.us/dem .

By creating an account, I consent to the terms and conditions as listed here:

The Cowlitz County Emergency Community Notification System is provided by Twenty First Century Communications of Columbus, Ohio. By signing up for this service, I am giving Twenty First Century Communications express consent to contact me for the purposes of emergency notification on any of the devices I am registering.

Creating an account allows me to update my contact information if I move or my phone numbers or e-mail address changes. I understand at this time, a maximum of one cellular phone number and one VoIP phone number can be associated with each e-mail address. I understand to add additional phone numbers I need to set up another account with a different email address.

The information is being submitted over a secure, encrypted connection. Cowlitz County and Twenty First Century Communications will not share or distribute personal information gathered by the form and will use it solely for the purpose of providing emergency notifications. Neither Cowlitz County, nor any of its agencies and affiliates, or their employees, makes any assurances, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information provided by submittal of this form.

NOTICE: ALL NEW ACCOUNT INFORMATION IS LOADED INTO THE SECURE DATABASE ONLY ONCE PER MONTH. THIS MAY RESULT IN A DELAY (of up to 31 days) IN RECEIVING EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS.