DC ALERT: Get real time alerts on crime and emergencies directly to your cell phone or email!
The Alert DC system provides rapid text notification and update information during a major crisis or emergency. This system delivers important emergency alerts, notifications and updates on a range of devices including your:e-mail account [work, home, other]
cell phone
pager, BlackBerry
wireless PDA
When an incident or emergency occurs, authorized DC Homeland Security & Emergency Management personnel can rapidly notify you using this community alert system. Alert DC is your personal connection to real-time updates, instructions on where to go, what to do, or what not to do, who to contact and other important information.
Alert DC is available to citizens of the District of Columbia as well as individuals traveling to or working in the District. Sign up for an account to receive alerts and emergency notifications today.
Note: Subscribers may be charged, as set forth in their wireless provider's contract, for messages delivered to their wireless devices.
We need more RIVER EAST communities to sign up! When comparing sign up numbers for those east and west of the Anacostia there is a significant drop in River East subscribers. We need to change that! By signing up to get real time alerts for your neighborhood, school, job, etc. You can stay in the know of emergencies and crimes as they occur. By having more eyes on the street we can take a more proactive stance in keeping ourselves and our community safe.