Alert Sign Up Instructions
Click here: https://member.everbridge.net/index/76486388220144
Click on “Sign Up” button to add your information to this notification system.
You will be asked to create an account:
· Create a Username and Password
· Usernames must be a minimum of 4 acceptable characters. Acceptable characters are: uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, period, dash (-), underscore (_), and at symbol (@). No other characters or symbols are permitted at this time.
· Password must be 8 to 64 characters long and contain at least one letter and one number. Special characters are permitted, but limited to !@#$%^&*(). Select a security question and enter its answer
· Enter a Registration Email Address. This address is used to send temporary passwords, if you forget your credentials.
· Accept the Terms of Use by checking the box
· Click “Create Your Account”
Important! If you go to sign up and it says that you already have an account or if the page just spins and does not refresh, please exit the screen, and sign in again using the sign in option not the create account option. Try using the credentials you just created or use your existing Nixle username and password.
Complete Your Profile
After creating your user name and password, you’ll be brought to a page where
you can complete your profile. This is where you enter your personal
information, including First Name, Last Name and Registration Email.
Next, you will select how you want to receive alerts. Options may include SMS text messages, email, mobile phones, landlines, or a mobile application for Android and iOS devices. The order you set these contact paths will be the order we will try and reach you in the event of an emergency.
You can register
as a resident or business
Use your
company name for first and last name if registering a business.
Enter any
Locations You Care About
We send
alerts based on a geographical location on a map. Insert up to five addresses
for which you want to receive an alert if the location is affected by an
incident or upcoming event.
IMPORTANT – If the address you provided is not in our database of known addresses for our jurisdiction, you will be presented with other options to add your address into this system, including: selection from a list of suggested addresses, or dropping a pin to select your location on the map.
You will not receive any location based alerts if you do not provide a complete address.
Sign Up for
Alerts You Care About
You’ll be
presented with various alert subscriptions to sign up for. These could be
important community alerts, transportation alerts, weather notifications, etc.
Congratulations!
Once you have finished and saved your account, you have successfully signed up.
If you have any questions, go to www.cityoffairfax.org.