NY-ALERT is New York State’s All-Hazards Alert and Notification System.  This web-based portal offers one-stop shopping through which State agencies, county and local governments, emergency service agencies and institutions of higher learning can provide emergency information to a defined audience be it local, county, regional or statewide.

Now you can receive emergency information such as major road closures and weather events at home, work or on the go.  And you can receive that information the way you choose:  via email; telephone call at home, at work or through your cellular device; Simple Message Service (SMS) text message; fax; pager;  and on the web through your RSS (Really Simple Syndicate) Reader or by visiting the NY-ALERT website at www.nyalert.gov.

The information being provided by State agencies and local governments can be of pending events, such as National Weather Service alerts of snowstorms, tornadoes or severe weather; consequential actions such as road closures caused by those events; and protective actions that are recommended by State, local governments, colleges, universities, and the private sector where appropriate.

NY-ALERT is free and subscription-based.  If you wish to receive emergency information, you can register at the NY-ALERT website at www.nyalert.gov.

Your email address will be your identifier.  When you register, you can list up to three phone numbers, up to three email addresses, and one SMS device (for text messages).  Most alerts are issued locally by your county or local municipality.  Local officials will determine when to issue an alert and what devices to send alerts to.  You may receive information on all of the devices you registered, or just one.  Each emergency is different; therefore, each alert will be tailored to meet the notification needs of the incident.   

For more information:

NY-ALERT informational video

NY-ALERT Brochure

Be Prepared
Receiving emergency information is an important step to being prepared as an individual, a family and a community.  Just as important is knowing what to do, how to do it, and when to do it.

In addition to receiving emergency information through NY-ALERT, two actions that you can take to become better prepared to protect yourself and your family are to develop an emergency plan and prepare a portable cache of emergency supplies that can be used at home or at work.

For more information on what you and your family can to do be better prepared, visit the website of the New York State Emergency Management Office at  www.semo.state.ny.us or view the "Be Prepared" Brochure