Thurston County Updates Alert System

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  Thurston County Emergency Management updated its alert system on July 27, 2026No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The system now includes options for residents to sign up for river flood notifications“Public AlertsPublic Alerts provide citizens the opportunity to sign up to receive certain types of notifications. Currently in Thurston County, river flood notifications are available for public sign up and notification.”
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  The county uses three types of alertsNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  Emergency Notification Public Alerts are for targeted geographic areas“Emergency Notification Public AlertsThese types of notifications typically target a geographic area and include a wide range of alerts including: burn bans boil notices missing persons and chemical spills to name a few.”
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  Emergency Alert System (EAS) is for county-wide emergencies“Emergency Alert System (EAS)EAS alerts typically involve the whole county and are immediate and widespread.”
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  Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) are for mobile devices“Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)WEA are text alerts that can be received on most smart phones and are relevant to your current location, not your home or the address associated with your phone.”
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  WEA alerts are short messages about extreme weather“WEA messages are short and typically alert for extreme weather or area hazards, AMBER Alerts or Presidential alerts of national emergency.”
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  WEA alerts are short messages about AMBER Alerts“WEA messages are short and typically alert for extreme weather or area hazards, AMBER Alerts or Presidential alerts of national emergency.”
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  WEA alerts are short messages about national emergencies“WEA messages are short and typically alert for extreme weather or area hazards, AMBER Alerts or Presidential alerts of national emergency.”
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  Residents can opt out of most WEA alerts“You can opt out of all WEA alerts, aside from Presidential alerts.”
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  Residents cannot opt out of presidential WEA alerts“You can opt out of all WEA alerts, aside from Presidential alerts.”
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  To sign up for river flood notifications, residents can register onlineNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  To sign up for river flood notifications, residents can call (360) 867-2800“If you are having trouble, or would like more information on Thurston Community Alert, call (360) 867-2800.”
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  The county emphasizes these alerts help keep citizens informed about hazardous conditions in Thurston County“Thurston County Emergency Management, in an effort to keep our citizens safe and apprised of hazardous conditions in the area, uses several types of alerts to warn the public of potential hazards within Thurston County:”