Douglas County will now be using Everbridge Aware™ mass notifiation system, an emergency notification system provided by Everbridge, the leading global emergency notification system provider, to communicate with thousands of businesses and residents in minutes in an emergency.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office will be able to alert residents about fires, floods, toxic environmental issues and other emergencies using Everbridge Aware™ mass notification system. Messages can be sent to residents on any communication path desired – cell phone, home phone, email, text messaging, pager, PDA and more – ensuring that residents and County staff receive life-saving emergency information and important public service announcements in minutes. Citizens listed in the County's 9-1-1 database will be automatically subscribed to alerts by phone, though any citizen may self-register, provide additional contact information or opt out.

"We have a commitment to our citizens to protect them from any danger that threatens our community. The ability to reach all residents quickly during an emergency to warn them and provide guidance is critical to upholding that commitment, which is why we are rolling out Everbridge Aware™ mass notification system,” said Cory Friend, Douglas County Sheriff's Office Communications Manager. “The Everbridge emergency mass notification system ensures the 3 dispatch centers will be able to react accurately and efficiently in a natural disaster or other crisis.”

Cinta Putra, CEO of Everbridge, commented, “A robust emergency notification system is an essential tool for cities that need to notify thousands of residents and businesses rapidly and efficiently during an emergency. Everbridge is proud to have been chosen by the Douglas County 9-1-1 Authority as a critical component of its emergency response plan.”

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is a member of the 9-1-1 Authority.

For Instructions on Self Registration Click Here (3n is now Everbridge)

SMS Instant messaging address users need to allow to receive instant messages

To sign up for emergency alerts use the links on our web site at https://ww2.everbridge.net/citizen/EverbridgeGateway.action?body=home&gis_alias_id=170711

*3n is now Everbridge

Instructions for Enrolling Pagers and SMS devices.

When enrolling your pager number you will need to have the device email protocol from your paging company.

For example for USAMobility it is 10digitphonenumber@usamobility.net;

for Arch Wireless it is 10digitphonenumber@archwireless.net ;

for Air Message it is 10digitphonenumber@airmessage.net;

for 2way pagers it is 10digitphonenumber@My2Way.com.

On the Everbridge Aware™ mass notification system Sign Up Self Registration Page link in the paging box put in your ten digit pager number followed by the email protocol if you just put in a phone number you will get an error.

For SMS devices after entering the phone number you will be prompted to select the wireless carrier for your device.