Fillmore Fire Partners with Office of Emergency Services to Offer Emergency Notification System for Residents

By Cynthia Elliott

Program Administrator

Ventura County Sheriff’s OES

 

VC Alert is a new emergency notification system to alert you about emergencies and other important community news. The system enables officials to provide essential information quickly when there is a threat to the health or safety of you and your family.

In addition to emergency information, you may:
• Select to receive messages regarding crime alerts, road closures, public meetings or other community events;
 

• Choose the locations you want to be contacted about - such as your parents’ home, your workplace and your child’s school;
 

• Receive alerts on your home phone, cell phone, work phone, email, text, fax or instant messaging.

The success of this service relies on you. The VC Alert database currently includes some landline, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and cellular telephone numbers. To ensure that we have your contact information and the preferred method you would like us to contact you, please register at www.vcalert.org . All information you provide will be kept strictly confidential.
 

VC Alert is a free service provided by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services and participating cities. Call and text messaging charges may apply when you receive alerts, depending on your cellular provider and calling plan. Participating cities include: City of Camarillo, City of Fillmore, City of Moorpark, City of Ojai, City of Oxnard, City of Port Hueneme, City of Santa Paula, City of Thousand Oaks, City of Ventura, and the unincorporated areas of Ventura County.

For more information, please visit www.vcalert.org. Questions or concerns may be directed to the VC Alert Hotline at 805-648-9283 or via email at vc.alert@ventura.org. Remember, if we can’t reach you…we can’t alert you. Register today!