Community Preparedness

DeKalbAlert is DeKalb County’s new emergency notification system that delivers real-time alerts directly to enrolled residents and visitors.

Owned and operated by the DeKalb Emergency Management Agency (DEMA), the new system is designed to ensure that every resident, business owner, and visitor in the county can receive timely, accurate information during emergencies, severe weather events, public safety incidents, and other critical situations. 

Two Ways to Enroll 

Residents have two options for enrolling in DeKalbAlert, and both are provided at no cost by DEMA. 

The fastest way to enroll is by text. 

Residents who text DEKALBALERT to 67283 from any mobile phone are immediately signed up to receive the county’s most critical, time-sensitive notifications. These include severe weather warnings such as tornadoes, flash floods, severe thunderstorms, and winter weather, along with evacuation orders, shelter-in-place notifications, Amber Alerts, and major public safety emergencies. 

Alerts arrive within minutes of being issued. No app, no account, and no smartphone are required. 

Residents who want more control can create an online profile. 

Visiting DeKalbAlert.com allows residents to set up a personalized profile that keeps all the same emergency alerts and adds the day-to-day updates that affect how they move and live in DeKalb. This includes traffic notifications, major road closures, county service disruptions such as water and sanitation outages, facility closures, and other non-emergency advisories. 

Profile users can add multiple addresses, such as home, work, and a child’s school. Users choose how they want to be reached including text, voice call, email, or any combination, and turn specific alert categories on or off so only the most relevant information comes through. Users can also choose their preferred language for notifications.

How do I opt-out of DeKalbAlert? 

Text STOP to 67283 to opt-out of DeKalbAlert notifications. You may be asked to confirm which list you are opting-out of, so please respond accordingly. 

I already opted-out of DeKalbAlert. Why am I still receiving weather notifications?

If you opted-out of DeKalbAlert by texting STOP to 67283 and responding with any requested information, there may be a few reasons you are still receiving weather notifications.

DeKalb County alerts start with DeKalbAlert in the body of the message. Alerts that do not start with DeKalbAlert are not issued from DeKalb County. Weather alerts can come through the state, such as the State of Georgia’s Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. For more information, visit GEMA.Georgia.gov/eas-and-wea.