Nixle Is Out, 'AlertMadison' Is In

MADISON, NJ - Morris County recently launched a new emergency alert system, AlertMorris which provides notices for Morris County as well as most of the 39 municipalities, including the Borough of Madison.

Within the Borough of Madison, it will be referred to as AlertMadison and will replace Nixle alerts in Nov. 1.

“Notifications in the event of an emergency are critical, but thanks to the work that Morris County, and Rave Mobile Safety have done to bring us AlertMadison, we are able to greatly improve our notifications to residents and businesses in the event of an emergency,” said Mayor Robert H. Conley. “I have taken the step to properly register with AlertMadison, and I encourage all residents to do the same by simply visiting www.alertmadison.org. Completing a profile by November 1, 2019 will allow Borough officials to properly notify you of any urgent information in the event of an emergency."

Mass borough-wide notifications that are not emergency alerts will still be communicated through NotifyMe. The Madison Police Department emphasizes the importance for residents’ to register with AlertMadison, to ensure residents receive notifications during emergencies. Between now and November 1, 2019 residents who are registered with Nixle will still be receiving any notifications, as well as reminder updates about the transfer to AlertMadison.

Morris County Office of Emergency Management and 911 Communications team, in partnership with Rave Mobile Safety, have developed this system that will allow Morris County and the associated municipalities to efficiently reach residents’ regarding emergency alerts and mass notifications. With AlertMadison, residents’ will continue to receive the same emergency alerts and mass notifications via email, text or phone, as they did with the County’s old notification system, McUrgent and Everbridge.

The Madison Police Department, along with Morris County is advising residents’ to re-register with AlertMadison to ensure that they are properly enrolled in the new system. Residents’ can sign up for AlertMadison for free here, or by visiting www.alertmadison.org.

In addition to AlertMadison, resident’s registration automatically signs them up for Smart911, which provides all residents’ of the family with potentially life-saving Smart911, an important and free emergency 9-1-1 call component for those jurisdictions (including Morris County) who’s 9-1-1 center utilizes this product. With Smart911 resident’s information is secure and only accessible to a 9-1-1 call taker. This service provides resident’s key information to first responders including, but not limited to, their address, family details, medical information, animals, emergency contacts and vehicles, all of which are critical in a time of emergency.

Residents with questions about AlertMadison can email alertmadison@rosenet.org or call (973) 408-8789.

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