Sign up for VC Alerts: an emergency notification system
From the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office:
VC Alert is an emergency notification system that may be used to deliver outbound messages in the event of an emergency. The system employs a combination of database and mapping technologies to allow emergency responders to pinpoint a specific geographic area and deliver the appropriate message to residents in the affected area. The system has the ability to call both listed and unlisted phone numbers. If a phone line is busy, the system has the ability to redial the number to make contact. If an answering machine picks up the call, the system has the ability to leave the emergency message on the answering machine.
It is important for residents not to rely on VC Alert notifications as their only means of emergency information. The Sheriff’s Office intends to use the system in conjunction with information provided to the media, directions given by emergency responders, and information posted on official city, county and government websites. Registration on the website cannot guarantee residents will receive notification due to the unforeseen problems that such an emergency could create.
Ventura County has implemented a state-of-the-art emergency notification system to alert residents about emergencies and other important community news. The emergency notification system enables officials to provide essential information quickly when there is a threat to the health or safety of residents.
Registration of Phone Numbers
The VC Alert Emergency Notification System database currently includes all listed and unlisted landline telphone numbers that are serviced by AT&T and Verizon. If you would like to be contacted on your home phone, cellular phone, work phone, TTY device, email, fax or via instant messaging – you must register that information using the opt in portal. All information you provide will be kept strictly confidential.
For more information check out: Ready Ventura County
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