 In the event of an emergency, the City of Santa Rosa will use multiple notification and warning systems to make sure emergency alerts are delivered to the people who need the information. Some of these systems require advanced registration in order to receive emergency notifications. Others do not. Here's a quick overview of each. SoCo Alert SoCo Alert is an emergency notification service providing first responders the ability to alert residents by landline or mobile phone, text message and email about imminent threats in specific areas. You must register all addresses that you would like to receive alerts for such as where you work or your child's school location. Register at SoCoAlert.com or call 866-939-0911. Nixle Nixle is a community information service managed by Santa Rosa Police and Fire to send email and or text message notifications related to public safety. Nixle will not call you. There are three types of Nixle notifications. Alert, Advisory and Community. You can customize your settings at Nixle.com to control which types of notifications you want to receive. Register at Nixle.com or text your zip code to 888-777. Wireless Emergency Alerts, also known as WIAs. WIAs are urgent alerts sent as text like messages to your mobile phone based on your location. You will only receive a notification if you are in the area of the emergency. You must keep the factory settings on your WIA capable phone to receive a WIA. No registration is required. The Emergency Alert System or EAS. EAS is a national public warning system that will interrupt local broadcast TV and radio programming to provide an alert in the event of a large scale emergency. You may have seen a test of the system when you've watched TV in the past. No registration is required. High Low Sirens. Santa Rosa Police and Fire Department vehicles are outfitted with High Low Sirens, a different sound than traditional sirens that will only be used to alert residents to evacuate. High Low Sirens sound like this. Local Radio and TV News. During an emergency, the city also communicates frequently with local news broadcasters to provide updates. Listen to your radio or watch your preferred local TV news channel. Tune your radio to 1350 AM, 103.5 FM, 100.1 FM, 89.1 FM, or 98.7 FM. Remember, emergencies can happen anywhere and at any time. We want to be able to reach you when the next disaster strikes. Visit srcity.org forward slash emergency to learn more.