Be in the know with official emergency alerts

AlertSF is a text, e-mail and phone-based notification system for San Francisco's residents and visitors. AlertSF will send alerts regarding emergencies disrupting vehicular/pedestrian traffic, watches and warnings for tsunamis, flooding, and Citywide post-disaster information to your registered wireless devices, email accounts and phone numbers. 

To sign up for AlertSF text your zip code to 888-777 or visit alertsf.org. Register as many zip codes as you like. For example, where you live, where your children go to school, and where you work. 

Follow us at @SF_Emergency.

@SF_Emergency is the Department of Emergency Management’s official Twitter account for emergency public information. In general we provide information on:

• What to do (e.g., avoid the area)
• What geographic area is impacted
• Whether the incident is related law enforcement, fire, transit, or traffic

You can find our pages on Facebook and Nextdoor as San Francisco Department of Emergency Management: 

Facebook 

Nextdoor

In general, we provide information on:

• What to do (e.g., avoid the area)
• What geographic area is impacted
• Whether the incident is related law enforcement, fire, transit, or traffic