“We do this test each year for two reasons,” said Lane County Emergency Manager Tiffany Brown. “First, it’s a great reminder to double-check our Lane Alerts registrations to make sure the location and contact information is up to date. It’s also a good opportunity to review the wildfire preparedness information we include in the test message and ready ourselves ahead of the summer season.”
Residents should go to www.LaneAlerts.org to create a free Lane Alerts account and select where and how they would like to receive emergency alerts.
Lane Alerts allows people to opt-in to receive notifications via phone call, text message and email based on locations they care about. At minimum, people signing up must provide their name and one method of contact. Residents can provide multiple addresses 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…