Emergency Alerts

There are emergency alert systems in place to notify you of a large-scale emergency.

Subscribe to Region of Durham email alerts

Receive emergency alerts that are posted to the Region of Durham website. 

Subscribe with your email address

Alert Ready wireless and broadcast alerts

Canada’s Alert Ready system sends emergency alerts to compatible cell phones and wireless devices, as well as through TV and radio broadcasts. You do not need to sign up for these alerts.

You can check if your cell phone is compatible by visiting AlertReady.ca.

Alert Ready emergency alerts are geo-targeted and activated only for the most serious, large-scale emergencies.  

Nuclear public alerting system

Durham Region has a nuclear public alerting system made up of sirens and an auto dialer for landline phones. You will get these alerts if you are near the Darlington or Pickering Nuclear Generating Stations.