Full Notification

Porter County announces that the existing Smart911 service will now include options to opt-in to receive emergency alerts and road closure notices from Porter County Officials. Smart911, a free service for citizens enables all residents to create a Safety Profile for their household with information they would want emergency management to know about in the event of an emergency. These details can include general data on a household – ranging from the identity of residents, locations of bedrooms and utility information – to specific details about disabilities and medical conditions requiring such things as oxygen, dialysis and more. Public safety officials can quickly leverage this data to identify needs in the community and expedite emergency response and recovery efforts during events such as winter storms.

This creates a simple one step process for citizens to manage not only their personal Safety Profile, but also their ability to receive emergency notifications all through one account. We encourage all citizens to Sign Up at smart911.com if you have not already done so.

This service will replace the existing NIXLE service previously used for emergency alerts. All citizens who were previously sign up to receive notifications through NIXLE are encouraged to Sign up at www.smart911.com in order to continue receiving alerts.

Citizens who have already signed up for Smart911 can log into their account at smart911.com and update their preferences to include emergency alerts. Those who wish to create a new account can do so at any time. Smart911 is a free service for all citizens. Additionally, Smart911 is a national service for participating 9-1-1 centers. Anytime a citizen dials 9-1-1 anywhere in the country and their call is answered by a 9-1-1 center that supports Smart911, their Safety Profile will be available to emergency responders to provide faster more informed emergency response.