Be in the know with official emergency alerts

Use AlertSF, Twitter, Nextdoor and Facebook to get alerted about emergencies in San Francisco.

Sign up for AlertSF

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 @SF_Emergency on Twitter

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

Find us on Facebook and Nextdoor

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
Last updated November 3, 2022