Oak Park is asking residents to enroll in its new emergency alert system.
Residents are being asked to submit their contact information via an online portal through the village’s website to opt-in to receive notifications from village staff about emergency situations, the village announced this week. The new system runs as part of The Everbridge Mass Notification platform, the village said.
“The registration process allows citizens to choose how they wish to be notified – by text, email and/or voice message,” the village said. “The village distributes messages only when deemed important, such as alerts about severe weather, snow emergency parking and mosquito spraying.”
Residents enrolled in the village’s previous emergency notification system have been sent links to enroll in the Everbridge system, the village said. The new program is being administered by Cook County, at no cost to the village.
“The platform is available to municipalities in Cook County at no cost through the Cook County Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security’s contract with Everbridge, resulting in cost savings for the village’s Public Health Department, which oversees emergency preparedness in Oak Park,” the village said.
