Be Informed
The first step in becoming better prepared is to be aware of what potential hazards and threats can occur in your area, such as earthquakes, power outages and volcanoes.
Learn about the Hazards that pose the greatest risk to the community:
Learn about and sign up for Emergency Alerts:
Pierce County Emergency Alerts
Pierce County ALERT is a free service that allows you to sign up and receive notifications about emergencies that may affect the locations you care about. This service allows fire, police and other agencies dealing with emergency response to send out accurate and up-to-date information that they feel residents should be informed on. For more information, please click here.
ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning
Keep in touch with us!
Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for pertinent emergency information during a major incident. In our area, social media is a widely used tool for our partner agencies. Please consider following the City of Lakewood, City of University Place, Lakewood Police Department and the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department’s accounts as well.