Stay informed about emergencies as they arise. Emergency notifications help us stay in-the-know and provide time to react.
UW Alert
Students, faculty and staff, sign up or check your contact information for the University of Washington’s emergency notification system to get a text message and email when an emergency occurs on or near one of the UW’s campuses.
Alert Seattle
AlertSeattle is the City of Seattle’s official emergency alert system. Sign up to start receiving text, email and phone alerts during emergencies near your home, work, UW in Seattle and more.
ALERT King County
ALERT King County helps you stay informed about potential hazards and threats in King County, including near UW Bothell. Great if you live in King County, but outside Seattle.
Pierce County Alert
Choose up to five locations you want to be notified about such as your home, near UW Tacoma or work. Sign up online, call 253-798-6595 or text “PCALERT” to 888-777.
Resources
- Seattle Office of Emergency Management
- Pacific Northwest Seismic Network – ShakeAlert
- Washington State Department of Emergency Management
- National Weather Service
- U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- American Red Cross
Emergency broadcast radio station
KIRO-AM 710 in Seattle is the federally designated emergency radio station that will broadcast information for this area during and after emergencies and disasters.