When an incident or emergency occurs, authorized senders instantly notify registrants. Registration is free; text message charges may apply depending on the carrier and plan and will not be reimbursed by cities, districts, or the County.
Each person may sign up for a SMC Alert account by going to http://www.smcalert.info. The alerts sent out may include life safety, fire, weather, accidents involving utilities or roadways, team activation notifications, or disaster notification such as a terrorist attack. This is a totally voluntary program in which only those who register will be notified.
SMC Alert uses the text messaging feature of a cell phone to deliver alerts. The alerts come across like a page on a pager. All cell phone carriers, and paging companies, offer text messaging. Nearly all phones purchased within the past few years are text messaging capable. You may have two devices and two e-mail addresses for your SMC Alert account. You may also subscribe to RSS feed to see all the latest alerts directly on your desktop.