PC Alert offered at Pierce County Department of Emergency Management
Provides alerts about emergencies and other important community news. Pierce County can provide critical information about severe weather, unexpected road closures, missing persons, and evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods. Alerts can be sent be sent to the home phone, cell phone, business phone, text messages, emails and hearing impaired receiving devices. Alerts can be county wide, or about specified towns and neighborhoods.
Physical Address
2501 South 35th Street, Tacoma, WA 98409
Hours
Website only
Application process
Visit the website to sign up, or for more information. Those with mobile phones can also text PCALERT to 888-777. Call also call 253-798-6595 for more information.
Fee
None.
Eligibility
Those who wish to receive alerts in Pierce County. This can include those who live in the county, work in the county, or have family members in the county.
Service area
Pierce, WA
Agency info
RE-ADD Pierce County Department of Emergency Management
Offers emergency preparedness programs for the public, business, and industry, and a wide variety of training classes throughout the year. Provides information on home, neighborhood, office, and school preparedness for natural, technological and people-caused emergencies and disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and hazardous material problems. Provides support and coordination to all phases of emergency management - mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery.