Emergency Notifications & Alerts
Learn about Los Alamos County's emergency notification and alert methods, and sign up to stay informed!
We encourage all community members to register as soon as possible. All who live, work, go to school, or recreate in Los Alamos County on a regular basis should sign up. Registering allows you to choose how you receive alerts (text, call, email), provide multiple contact methods, customize location-based alerts, and ensure your information is accurate.
Signing up is quick and easy:
Text “LOSALAMOS” to 888777
Visit the registration link
Individuals may opt out at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions included in alert messages or by adjusting their preferences within the Everbridge system.
Emergency alerts from Los Alamos County’s Everbridge system will come from the number 88911. This is different from the number usedby LANL’s Everbridge system. Residents are encouraged to read messages in their entirety, as they will contain critical instructions and situation updates.
By registering for Everbridge alerts, citizens help ensure that the County can notify the entire community, or specific affected areas quickly and efficiently during emergencies such as wildfires, severe weather, public safety incidents, or other urgent events.
Emergency Radio Alerts
Tune into AM 1610 (WQFJ 525) during an emergency!
Los Alamos Emergency Management Radio broadcasts 24/7 on 1610AM. Typically, the station will play a recorded loop of the National Weather Service's weather updates for Los Alamos. The signal is audible in most of the town site, White Rock and much of the Laboratory. This is a low-power AM signal and is subject to radio propagation. You can hear it much better during the day than you can at night, especially during the cold weather. As a non-commercial station, it functions strictly as a tool for the County's Emergency Management team to disseminate information to the public.
The main purpose of the system is to provide advisories for emergencies and disruptions, such as:
- Alerts and Notifications
- Coordination and Control
- Communication
- Emergency Public Information
- Evacuation Procedures
- Emergency Sheltering Locations
- Emergency Response
- Controlled-burn Information
- Winter-storm Warnings
- Road Closures
- Electrical and Telephone Outages
When there are no emergency activities in progress, the station may broadcast public service announcements in addition to NWS weather, such as:
- Emergency Preparedness Tips
- Health Information