DESCHUTES ALERTS

Emergencies can happen with little or no notice, at any time of the day or night. Deschutes Alerts allows you to receive emergency notifications about threats to your safety. You can opt-in to receive notifications via phone calls, text messages, email, and more based on the locations you care about. The service area for Deschutes Alerts includes Deschutes County, Crooked River Ranch, and Camp Sherman in the State of Oregon.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR DESCHUTES ALERTS

In the event of an emergency, Deschutes County officials can identify an affected area and, if necessary, send a message that describes the situation and recommend protective actions people should take. Deschutes Alerts will automatically call all land-line and opt-in telephone numbers within that geographic area and deliver the recorded message once a voice is heard. If your phone line is busy, the system will attempt to redial the number three times to make contact. If an answering machine or voice mail system picks up the call, an emergency message will be recorded.

Example events that may trigger Deschutes Alert:
Emergency Evacuations (Fire, Flooding, Public Welfare, etc.)
Natural Disasters (Fire, Flooding, etc.)
Missing or Endangered Children or Elderly
Severe Weather
Hazardous Material Incidents
Neighborhood Emergencies
Emergency services sends alerts based on where the emergency is occurring. When you register, please ensure you type in your physical address in Deschutes County, Crooked River Ranch or Camp Sherman. Do not put in a PO Box or a second home in another county or state. You will not receive alerts if you are outside the notification boundary determined by emergency services.
Keep in mind that Deschutes Alerts is an excellent tool in our efforts to share emergency information with community members, but registration will not guarantee notification of any specific event. Visit our website and stay tuned to local news channels and radio stations during an emergency.

If you need assistance registering for Deschutes Alerts, please call the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office at 541-388-6501, or Deschutes County 911 non-emergency dispatch at 541-693-6911.
For more information and to read the FAQs for the alert system, please visit Deschutes County’s webpage dedicated to this service:

https://www.deschutes.org/911/page/sign-deschutes-alerts