Peter A. Forman, Commissioner
Port Washington-Manhasset
Office of Emergency Management
NorthShoreAlert.org is a regional public mass notification system designed to keep those who live or work on the North Shore area informed of important information during emergency and non-emergency events. The system is sponsored and led by the Port Washington-Manhasset Office of Emergency Management.
Public mass notification systems have become an important additional component of emergency preparation and response.
- Residents prepare to be notified of emergencies by providing their landline phones, cell phones and e-mail addresses.
- Public safety officials can respond by using the system to rapidly send out messages when there is a perceived, upcoming, or imminent situation that may require community action.
Based on the severity of the event, NorthShoreAlert may be used to contact residents by one or all of the following methods: home phone, work phone, cell phone, e-mail, text message. Mass notification systems have been attributed with saving lives and property throughout the USA in many emergency situations.
Notifications can come from anyone of the members of affiliates subscribing to this service.
With the NorthShoreAlert, residents and businesses only need to provide their contact information once to receive emergency messages from any of the many districts to which they belong based on where they live or work. As an example, a resident of Baxter Estates is a member of the following districts: The Town, Village of Baxter Estates, PWFD, PWPD, Garbage District, and the PWM OEM district. Through this single sign up, these entities can communicate with them as the leadership may deem appropriate.
How does it work?
NorthShoreAlert has
significant capacity to send large volumes of messages through phone, e-mail
and text communication channels.
When there is an emergency event requiring community action, authorized
officials record a voice, e-mail or text message that is then delivered quickly
to individuals affected by the event.
As an example: If a hurricane event triggers a warning notice, officials can
use the system to keep affected communities informed of event information as
necessary.
Since there are many instances when the public may not be at home to receive an
emergency message, public safety officials feel it is important that all
residents and businesses provide additional contact channels by registering
voluntary cell phone numbers, e-mail addresses and text numbers through the
NorthShoreAlert self-subscription web
portal.
The NorthShoreAlert service will be used to supplement current communication plans and augment public safety/first responder services.
Please accept our invitation to participate in this great service. We know that your personal information is important, and rest assured that we will not share it with anyone. Even if you have already received a test phone call from us, you may provide additional contact information by clicking the NorthShoreAlert image to sign up.
For information on how we handle your information, view our privacy policy. For details on how the NorthShoreAlert.org System works and when it will be used, please view the Overview section and Frequently Asked Questions section of this web site. NorthShoreAlert.org is a joint program of your village, the town, and the special districts. You may view a list of participating municipalities by clicking here.