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The Office of Emergency Management

Community Connect, where you can give first responders helpful information to help them during an emergency at your home. You can give them information such as:

Your residence type – house, apartment, etc.
Do you have fire sprinklers?
Designated family meeting locations
Who is your emergency contact?
Are there potential hazards, such as chemicals?
Where are occupants located (kids, elderly, the sick)?
Does anyone have mobility or functional needs requiring additional assistance?
Type of pets and how many (upload photos so we know what type of pet we are searching for)?
Where would your pets hide if they’re scared?

All information you provide is completely voluntary. Your data is kept secure with bank-level encryption and security. It is only used to better serve you during an emergency. Your information will not be sold to any third parties. Your life and information are secure with Community Connect.

Outdoor Warning System

The City of Fort Worth Outdoor Warning System may be activated for any kind of emergency – not just severe weather.

CASA Weather Radar

Severe weather can strike quickly in North Central Texas. It’s important for you to KnoWhat2Do to be prepared. Fort Worth residents are familiar with severe weather warnings from the National Weather Service.

CodeRED Mobile Alerts

CodeRED Mobile Alerts is an emergency alert system that keeps Fort Worth residents and visitors informed during potential hazards. Potential hazards we face in North Texas can be severe weather, acts of terrorism, chemical spills, or other man-made disasters.

Fort Worth Community Connect

Community Connect will securely store the information provided by a business or a resident in Fort Worth in order to assist with an emergency situation. including your contact and residential/business address, number of people or pets residing/working at this address and if there is any special needs required.

Community Emergency Response Team CERT

The CERT Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises,

Accessible Hazard Alert System (AHAS)

The City of Fort Worth is partnering with Deaf Link to provide the Accessible Hazard Alert System (AHAS) which will send accessible alert messages to registered residents who are Deaf, Blind, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf/Blind before, during, and after an emergency or disaster in the City of Fort Worth.

Terrorism/shooting Awareness

Terrorism/Shooting Awareness What should you do if you end up on the site of a shooting? Check out this video from the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Program to learn the steps you should take to survive an active shooting event.

Tornado Shelters Registrations

Registering your shelter enables the Fort Worth Emergency Operations Center to provide information to first responders during emergency or disaster responses. This information gives rescue personnel valuable shelter locations.

KnoWhat2Do

Do you have everything you need ready for severe weather and hazards in the City of Fort Worth?

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