Door County WI – Door County Emergency Management has partnered with CodeRED to offer FREE severe weather alerts through phone and/or text messages to residents and visitors of Door County. In order to receive these alerts, individuals must sign up through a link under the Door County Emergency Management webpage https://www.co.door.wi.gov/161/Emergency-Management or by texting “DoorCounty” to “99411” to enroll. Enrollment is fast and easy and can be done in a few minutes. Once enrolled, individuals will automatically receive weather alerts anytime the National Weather Service issues a warning in their area. It is strongly recommended to include CodeRED as a new contact in the user’s phone under the following phone number 866-419-5000 to always know when a CodeRED alert is being sent and to ensure it is not mistaken for something else.

CodeRED is used by local officials to send out alerts for more than just severe weather. Things such as missing persons, public health advisories, and active threat situations are just a few of the alerts you may receive to keep you quickly informed and be able to take appropriate action if necessary to an emergency situation in your area.

CodeRED offers options on what types of alerts you want to receive and by what method you would like to receive them. Phone calls, texts and emails are all options upon signing up. It gives those who want to be included an easy and secure method for inputting information. The data collected will only be used for emergency notification purposes.

If anyone has questions about CodeRED or needs assistance with signing up they may contact Door County Emergency Management at 920-746-7195