In addition to conventional news sources like television and radio, there are several other ways that you can receive warnings and alerts about emergencies in Racine County. They include:

• NOAA All Hazard Weather Alert Radio
• Text and Email Alerts through internet sources
• Wireless Emergency Alerts

NOAA All Hazard Weather Radio

NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards, with an alarm and battery back-up, is one of the best ways to protect your family, especially at night when the alarm feature can wake you up during severe weather and give you and your family time to seek appropriate shelter. If there is no severe weather or emergency your radio can be switched to a silent, stand-by mode. Weather radios come in many sizes, with a variety of functions and costs. They can be purchased at most electronic and home improvement stores. Most weather radio receivers are either battery-operated portables or AC-powered desktop models with battery backup. The portable weather radios are an important item to take along when you are enjoying the outdoors such as camping and boating. Many receivers have digital technology called Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) that allows users to program their radios to alarm only for hazardous conditions that affect their county.  http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/

CodeRED Alerts 

Racine County partners with the City of Racine to offer CodeRED emergency notification system alerts to those who live and work in Racine County. CodeRED allows for rapid notifications for significant incidents and events that may impact safety, and in the City of Racine is also used for sharing municipal informational advisories. CodeRED Alerts are delivered based on registered address, and can be used for receiving alerts that may impact your home, work, or school, to name a few examples. The registration process also allows customization of the types of alerts you receive. For more information visit www.cityofracine.org/CodeRed or register at https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/42B2D9DB5844.

Wireless Emergency Alerts

Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) are emergency messages sent by authorized government alerting authorities through your mobile carrier. With WEA, alerts can be sent to your mobile device when you may be in harm's way, without the need to download an app or subscribe to a service. For more information visit the FCC's WEA page here. Types of alerts include:

• Extreme weather warnings
• Local emergencies requiring evacuation or immediate action
• AMBER Alerts
• Presidential Alerts during a national emergency