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Find the current local emergency-alert registration, account-update and assistance channels.

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For a life-threatening emergency, call 9-1-1 and follow instructions from local public safety officials.
Register for local alerts where you live, work or regularly spend time. Keep your contact methods and registered addresses current, including after a programme changes platforms.
Choose a county to find registration guidance and official evacuation tools. Check the official live sources for current conditions, warnings and orders.
Local subscriptions, Wireless Emergency Alerts and earthquake warnings work differently. Check device settings and use more than one official information channel.
Look for current access notices and assistance options. Registration requirements, language options and support contacts vary by programme.

1 guide with reviewed service links · Santa Cruz

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County government · Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz — Emergency alert guide

Santa Cruz county programme guide. Local public safety agencies issue alerts. Use the official registration instructions and live tools for the places where you live, work or spend time.

CruzAware — official information & registrationOfficial instructions

Review CruzAware information and current registration options on the official programme page. Keep contact methods and selected locations current.

Source checked October 15, 2026

Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz — local emergency alert instructions (opens in a new tab)

Official programme entry / exact actual URL

CruzAware Information and Registration

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State-listed CruzAware registrationOfficial instructions

County-specific registration referral from the official California alert directory. Follow the current county programme guidance and portal instructions.

Source checked October 15, 2026

California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services · Cal Alerts — county alert subscription directory (opens in a new tab)

Official programme entry / exact actual URL

Santa Cruz

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Local alert channels and registration guidanceOfficial instructions

Shared California preparedness guidance. Review the state instructions and the current local programme.

Source checked October 15, 2026

Listos California / Cal OES · Listos California — local alerts and warning terms (opens in a new tab)

Official state preparedness page heading

About Local Emergency Alerts

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Earthquake early-warning options and limitationsOfficial instructions

Shared California preparedness guidance. Review the state instructions and the current local programme.

Shared California preparedness guidance — quake-limit

Earthquake early warnings may arrive during or after shaking. They do not guarantee advance notice.

Official information checked October 15, 2026 · Details & sources

Source checked October 15, 2026

California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services · California Earthquake Early Warning — get alerts (opens in a new tab)

Official state preparedness page heading

Types of Alerts

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