Sign up for Reverse 9-1-1 Notifications - CodeRED

Santa Cruz Regional 9-1-1 uses the CodeRED community notification system to send important messages to residents, businesses, and visitors within Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties in the event of emergency situations or critical community alerts. CodeRED is capable of sending thousands of messages in a very short time based on geographic location of an incident to landlines, cell phones, emails, and their mobile app. Watch this video for a quick overview about the CodeRED system and mobile alert app:

Examples of notifications can include:

Emergency evacuations (including wildfires and flooding)
Missing person alerts
Severe weather alerts
Emergency police activity

You can self-enroll in CodeRED and receive alerts based on your home or business address. 

How to Self-Enroll

CLICK HERE (or the link below) to self-enroll today and stay informed! If you use a cell phone or VoIP for your voice calls, registering is extremely important. We are only able to get this information from YOU! If you have problems registering your telephone, or for other technical issues, you can reach CodeRED Technical Support at 866-939-0911.

Download the App

The CodeRED Mobile Alert app provides advanced, real-time, location-specific alerts designed to keep residents and visitors informed and safe as they travel across the United States and Canada. We can initiate notifications via phone, email, and/or text. Messages can include text and audio, as well as feature a map with the location of the warning area. The free mobile app is available on the App Store and Google Play---CLICK HERE for quick links to these downloads.

How to Use the App

Once you have the CodeRED app uploaded to your mobile phone, go to Settings and view the Tutorial to learn how to customize and use the app to view alerts and warning details, as well as how to hear audio of alerts. Here is a brief slideshow of the Tutorial: