Alert DC is the District of Columbia’s three-part citizen emergency notification system. Alert DC includes:

DC Emergency Text Alert Powered by Roam Secure The text notification system allows citizens to receive emergency text messages on any text capable device—cell phone, computer email, pagers, and fax. Citizens enroll online, identify the type of device, and the access number.
DC Emergency Voice Alert A telephone voice messaging system that allows emergency managers to notify citizens of an actual or impending incident that requires them to take some protective action (e.g. evacuate, shelter-in-place). The system allows emergency managers to select very precise geographic areas and call the phones in that area to deliver emergency instructions. Citizens are automatically enrolled and are not required to sign up for this service.
Emergency Alert System (EAS) The District installed and tested new equipment at several area radio stations as part of its management of the Emergency Alert System, the partnership with local media in which emergency messages are broadcast over local media outlets.

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