How La Plata County Citizens Stay Updated Media

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emergency information

Primary Location:

La Plata County Website

All news releases are uploaded to the La Plata County Website at http://co.laplata.co.us as soon as they are sent to the media.  All fire-related releases are posted to the Emergency Alert on the left-hand bar of the home page.

Additional Ways to be connected:

TWITTER FEED

For preparedness information and early information and updates on emergencies in progress, citizens can follow the La Plata County Office of Emergency Management at www.twitter.com: @LPC_OEM. 

To receive Twitter feeds without having to sign up for twitter, text “FOLLOW LPC_OEM” to 40404 on your cell phone and you will receive all updates posted by the La Plata County Office of Emergency Management by text message.

OEM Blog Spot

Information, photos and tips are uploaded to this site at www.laplatacountyoem.blogspot.com.  Whenever this site is updated, a notification goes out on Twitter.

Facebook

Visit La Plata County Government on Facebook for updates and notifications about County business and emergencies.

Emergency Alert Connect

Register your cell/internet phone with “reverse 9-1-1”

La Plata County’s emergency notification system (commonly referred to as “Reverse 9-1-1”) includes cell phones and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol).  If you live in La Plata County, you may now register up to five cell or Internet phone numbers with your physical street address, ensuring that you get emergency notifications even when you’re not at home or don’t have a land line.  To sign up, click on the Emergency Alert button on the home page of the La Plata County Website at http://co.laplata.co.us.