Santa Rosa County Emergency Management Office

Please provide either your email address or cell phone and a password. We will not give this information out to any third party. When breaking news happens and alerts are issued, you will receive an email or text message with up-to-date safety information.

E-breaking news should supplement, not replace, traditional alert systems. The public should continue to monitor local media and equip their home and workplace with a NOAA Weather Radio. Santa Rosa County cannot guarantee delivery of alert messages.

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Monitor weather sources for additional information or extensions to the watch or warning.

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REVERSE 911 ® is a high speed telephone notification system used to call homes and businesses to alert them during a variety of emergencies. Using a mapping system, REVERSE 911 ® can call a section of the county that may be affected by an incident occurring in their area. A recorded message provides the listener with information about the emergency and recommended steps to protect their family from harm. The system recognizes answering machines and will leave a message.

If you are receiving telephone service from an internet provider or utilizing a cellular phone as your primary service and wish to receive these alerts, please complete the form below to have your information put in the system. If you are using a regular telephone company to provide your home phone service, your information is already being provided to 911.

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If you are using a cellular phone as your primary service for your home address you will receive the alert message on your cell phone regardless of your location. Your information should be added within one business day. If you should change any information or have your phone disconnected, please call our office at 850-983-5350. A disconnected number creates the system to place an unnecessary call and uses valuable time.

Santa Rosa County utilizes all measures possible to provide warnings to our citizens

REVERSE 911® is an emergency notification system, used to call homes and businesses to alert them during a variety of emergencies. Using a mapping system, REVERSE 911® can call a section of the county that may be affected by an incident occurring in their area. A recorded message provides the listener with information about the emergency and recommended steps to protect their family from harm. The emergency notification system recognizes answering machines and will leave a message. If you are receiving telephone service from an internet provider or utilizing a cellular phone as your primary service you should call our office at 850-983-5360 Monday - Friday 8:00 - 4:30 to have your information put in the system.

Emergency Alert System (EAS), or the alarm utilized by radio and TV stations, is a conduit for passing on life-saving weather information and emergency messages. For a list of stations that participate in broadcasting EAS messages click here. (Insert pdf. List here)

Media Releases Santa Rosa County, through the public information officer, provides all information regarding safety of life and property to all media outlets that covers news in Santa Rosa County.

Breaking News and Citizen Advisory Alerts Emergency information can be viewed on the Santa Rosa County web page at www.santarosa.fl.gov and interested persons can sign up to have breaking news emailed to them when the information is updated with emergency or other information that may affect daily life in Santa Rosa County.

Mediacom provides Santa Rosa County the opportunity to interrupt regular cable broadcasts and provide emergency messages on channel 27.

Weather Channel Crawler The Weather channel has agreed to display Santa Rosa County emergency weather related information on their text crawl, which is displayed at the bottom of the television screen.

Taminco/Air Products Sirens Sirens are placed strategically throughout the Pace area to provide emergency alerts from the Taminco/Air Product Plant. These sirens may be used for hazardous material release or weather related incidents. Sirens are tested on the first Sunday of each month at 2:15 PM CST.

NOAA Weather Radio Emergency Management highly recommends the purchase of a NOAA Weather Radio. This radio will provide quick alerts for emergency situations such as tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and other weather related incidents that could produce quickly. This is a low cost item that could save your life!