Collier County urges residents to sign up for Alert Collier before hurricane season

Collier County staff encouraged residents to sign up for Alert Collier, the countys emergency notification system, ahead of the June 1 start of hurricane season. The system can send evacuation orders and other emergency messages to phone numbers and email addresses tied to addresses inside Collier County.

A staff member said the systems notifications are customizable so residents can choose what types of alerts to receive and how to receive them. "It keeps our citizens safe within the County," the staff member said.

County staff explained that Alert Collier can use multiple delivery paths for a single registered address. "So just pushing 1 basically tells us that you received that notification, you acknowledge it, and that ends, that notification series for us," the staff member said. If a recipient does not confirm on one channel, the system will attempt other delivery methods the registrant provided, such as a home phone or email.

Staff said addresses must be inside Collier County to receive geographically targeted alerts. They described the system as useful for urgent evacuation orders and other incidents countywide and said residents can log in at any time to change which notifications they receive or to update contact information. Staff also noted that account passwords can be reset through county support.

The presentation urged residents who have not yet registered to sign up before hurricane season begins on June 1 and emphasized that personal information provided for Alert Collier is protected. The county presented the signup reminder as part of routine public-safety outreach rather than a response to any specific pending storm.