Sign up for AlertMarin

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AlertMarin is the primary notification system used by agencies across the County. We use AlertMarin to send you critical information and potentially life-saving instructions. We use AlertMarin to send alerts during emergencies like flooding, wildfires, or evacuations, when action is needed at a specific address or location. An AlertMarin notification will give you timely, clear, and accurate information. AlertMarin notifications can be a phone call, text message, or email.

• Floods, wildfires, evacuations: signing up for AlertMarin is the first step to being better prepared. Agencies across the County use it to send alerts and life-saving instructions during an emergency.
• Alerts go to your phone or email. You get a call, text, or email when action is needed at a Marin address you added.

1. Go to the AlertMarin sign-up page.
2. Enter your phone number. Use "Mobile Number (Text Alerts)" and Phone Number (Voice Alerts) for a cell phone. Use "Phone Number (Voice Alerts)" for a landline.
3. Enter your email address (optional). You can use your phone number or email to log in later.
4. Enter your Marin County address. You can add up to 5, including your home, work, or child's school.
5. Optional: Choose areas, alert types, and language.
   1. Areas: Under "Additional Notification Areas," choose cities or towns.
   2. Alert types: Under "Additional Notification Groups," choose topics like flooding, prescribed burns, traffic, or weather.
   3. Language: Under "Preferred Language," choose English or Spanish.
6. Agree to the terms. Check the box. To read the terms first, select "Privacy & Terms."
7. Select "Sign Up for AlertMarin."

Save the AlertMarin number in your phone. Then set it to ring even when "Do Not Disturb" is on.

iPhone

1. Save AlertMarin, 877-627-1411, as a contact. Tap "Done."
2. Open the contact and tap "Edit." Tap "Ringtone."
3. Turn on "Emergency Bypass." Tap "Done."

Android

1. Save AlertMarin, 877-627-1411, as a contact. Tap the star icon to make it a favorite.
2. Open "Settings" and search for "Do Not Disturb."
3. Select "Calls and Messages," then "Add Contacts." Add AlertMarin.

Tip: Add your home landline to your AlertMarin account. That gives us a second way to reach you.

• Confirm your sign-up: You will get a text and an email to confirm. If you do not see them, check your spam or junk folder.
• Get alerts: AlertMarin will contact you when an address you added is within the area of an emergency or other event that matches your notification preferences. How often you get alerts depends on the situation.
• Follow the alert: Each alert tells you what to do:
  • Evacuation order: An immediate threat to life. This is a lawful order to leave now. The area is lawfully closed to public access.
  • Evacuation warning: A potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.
  • Shelter in place: An order to go indoors. Shut and lock doors and windows. Prepare to self-sustain until further notice and/or contacted by emergency personnel for additional direction.
  • Evacuation or shelter in place lifted: It is safe to return to your home. Use caution as hazards may continue to be in the area. Stay alert to changing conditions.

Update your account

1. Go to the AlertMarin account page.
2. Enter your phone number or email. Verify your account.
3. Update your information. Change your addresses, phone numbers, email, alert types, or language at any time.

Getting alerts in the wrong language? Log in and change your "Preferred Language."

Questions about AlertMarin: email Office of Emergency Management, or call the Office of Emergency Management at 415-473-6584.