Sign up for emergency alerts

There is a service that will notify you by cellphone, pager or email if there are any important events occurring in Philadelphia County.

You can sign up at

http://phila.alertpa.org/

or, if you are in any of the counties surrounding Philadlephia, check out

http://www.readynotifypa.org/

Of course, major disasters such as the Philadelphia City Council meeting and passing ordinances will NOT be reported on the network.