CodeRED Alert System Advised For Santa Cruz County Residents

SCOTTS VALLEY, CA — The Scotts Valley Fire District shared an important message Friday that applies to all residents in Santa Cruz and San Benito counties:

SCR9-1-1 encourages all of Santa Cruz and San Benito county residents to register their cell phones and VOIP phones with CodeRED. CodeRED is the alerting system used for public safety events in both counties. If you need to be told to evacuate, shelter in place, or prepare for an event, CodeRED is how the message is delivered. Go to www.scr911.org to register. Once completed add 866-419-5000 to your contacts so you know it’s us calling you. That’s step one.

Step two and as important, download the CodeRED app to your smart phone. If an event occurs in proximity to your smart phone, you will be notified through the app. Be sure to “always allow” your location to be known for this app.

Take care everyone!