Get Emergency Alerts
Get Emergency Alerts. Get Alert Montgomery.
The Alert Montgomery System provides accurate and immediate emergency notifications from Montgomery County to your cell, work, or home phones via text, email, or voice message. Receive notifications about emergencies that may affect your home, workplace, child's school, or any other locations within Montgomery County, Maryland.
- Government and School Status for County government and public school closures, cancellations, or delays due to inclement weather or other emergencies
- Weather Alerts for your family's home, business, school, child care, and more
- Infrastructure Issues including Water and Power Outages
- Severe Traffic Issues including accidents and prolonged road closures
Get Started
If you are having trouble accessing your account, please dial 3-1-1 or 240-777-0311.
Your Account Preferences
- Locations: You can choose to receive emergency alerts about specific neighborhoods, including around your home, workplace, your or your child’s school.
- Alert types: Choose what kind of alerts you want to receive, from weather to major road closures to water advisories and school closings.
- Preferred device: Select how you would like to be notified, and in what order: personal or work cell, email, phone, text message, etc.
Contact Us
Should you have any questions or concerns, contact the Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security through MC311 by dialing 3-1-1 or 240-777-0311.
Frequently Asked Questions
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