Emergency Notification

In an effort to provide more reliable and effective communications with citizens, Dawson County has implemented Smart911 as our emergency notification provider.  Please click here to sign-up for alerts.

Smart911™ is a system designed to make phone calls to specific people or areas in the event of an emergency or for sharing important information. Dawson County Emergency Management and other departments will use this system to notify citizens by phone of information regarding you or your property. The system can make thousands of calls in a minute to convey vital information. These messages may include information on floods, fires, water emergencies, road closures, missing persons, evacuation orders, and weather emergencies.

It is important for residents and business owners to provide contact information such as unlisted, unpublished or cell phone numbers. Accurate numbers in the database help to ensure emergency information will be passed on to everyone in a timely manner.

You may also provide an alternate number other than your home number. The alternate phone number would be called if your primary phone number is not answered by a person or answering machine.

All calls you receive will have the caller ID of “Dawson County.” Your information will not be provided to any outside agencies or companies.

To register or update your information please log into the portal or install the Smart911 app on your cell phone by downloading from your app store.