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On Thursday at 3 p.m., the Santa Cruz County Office of Response, Recovery & Resilience will conduct a planned wireless emergency alert test.
The test will focus on flood inundation zones, areas of land that are at risk of being flooded or completely submerged under water, near the Pajarajo River along the county’s southern border. At the same time, the Monterey County Department of Emergency Management will also be testing its wireless emergency alert system on its side of the river.
Wireless emergency alerts are short emergency messages sent by authorized public safety agencies to phones during life-threatening situations.
This test is intended to check that the wireless emergency alert system is ready and improve the county’s ability to quickly communicate crucial information to the public during an emergency.
Residents and visitors in Santa Cruz County may receive an alert even if phones are set to silent mode. Messages on phones will be clearly labeled “test” or “This is a test of the Santa Cruz County wireless emergency alert system.”
No action is required. Not all mobile devices will receive the alert due to carrier, location or other device factors.
To sign up for regular alerts, visit CruzAware.org.
For more information about emergency alerts, preparedness resources, and how the county communicates during disasters, visit the Alert Notification Application webpage.
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