Nevada County Alerts: A New Tool for Wildfire Preparedness

Nevada County has launched Nevada County Alerts, a new opt-in emergency notification system to help residents stay connected during wildfire season. The system replaces the compromised CodeRED platform and allows registration of up to five addresses.

- The system was developed after a nationwide data breach affected CodeRED, impacting 70,000 residents. - Residents can register home, work, and school addresses for timely alerts.

- The new vendor, HQE, is a veteran-owned company with security contracts with the U.S. Marine Corps.

- In the first week, 6,800 residents signed up for the new system. Nevada County's collaborative wildfire preparedness approach serves as a model for other rural counties in California.