Nixle: Emergency Notifications for Your Community

Nixle: Emergency Notifications for Your Community

Nixle is a trusted emergency messaging service used throughout the U.S. and Southern California to deliver fast, reliable alerts from local police, fire, and public safety agencies—right to your cell phone or email. It helps keep families and communities safe by delivering critical updates on weather emergencies, wildfires, power outages, road closures, missing persons, and more.

How Nixle Works

• Real-Time Alerts: Get instant, location-targeted messages about dangerous situations or community events.

• Multiple Channels: Receive alerts by text message, email, phone call, or web—notices can also be posted on social media.

• Personalized: Choose what types of messages you want (emergencies, advisories, community info) and which locations to follow (home, work, loved ones’ areas).

How to Sign Up for Nixle

It’s free, easy, and customizable, especially for anywhere you live or serve… 

Chatsworth, San Fernando Valley, and Los Angeles County included.

Option 1: Quick Text Registration

1. Open your phone’s messaging app.

2. Text your ZIP code (e.g., 91311 for Chatsworth) to 888777.

3. You will immediately start receiving public safety alerts for your area.

You can enter as many ZIP codes as you want to keep up with other family members’ or loved ones’ areas as well.

Option 2: Full Online Registration

1. Visit www.nixle.com and click “Sign Up Now!”.

2. Enter your email, phone, and primary address(es).

3. Set your preferences: choose alert types, add additional locations, and decide how you want to receive alerts (text, email, both).

Option 3: Download the Nixle App

For more features and direct alerts, download the Nixle app from your phone’s app store.

What Types of Alerts Will You Receive?

Alert Type	Examples
Emergency Alerts	Wildfire evacuation, flooding, severe storms, etc.
Advisory Notifications	Power outages, road closures, police activity
Community Info	Event updates, school safety messages

Why Every Community Member Should Sign Up

• Stay Safer: Get evacuation orders, shelter info, or safety tips before, during, and after an incident.

• Help Others: Stay up-to-date for your neighborhood, church, family, and vulnerable loved ones.

• Connect Citywide: In Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, Nixle partners with local agencies to cover police, fire, and public health alerts—ensuring you’re never left in the dark.

Customizing Your Experience

• Add multiple locations (work, home, family friends)

• Fine-tune what agencies you follow and how urgent messages reach you

• No spam or ads, only the alerts you need

• Adjust your account any time at local.nixle.com

Extra Tips

• Remind your Expo participants to use Nixle: It’s a great practice for personal and family preparedness.

• Standard text rates apply (alerts are otherwise free).

• For neighborhood organizers: share Nixle setup instructions in preparedness classes or on your EDPHUB website for maximum local safety.

Nixle is a simple but powerful tool that brings peace of mind to families and communities, especially in disaster-prone areas like Chatsworth and the San Fernando Valley. Text your ZIP to 888777 and be confident you’re keeping yourself and your loved ones safe.