SMC Alert is San Mateo County’s primary alert and warning system used to contact you during urgent or emergency situations which may include life safety, fire, weather, accidents involving utilities or roadways or disaster notifications 

Register here: SMC Alert Register Now

Genasys Protect helps bridge the gap between first responders and community members, providing notifications and information about emergencies including wildfires and road blockages. Ladera is in zone SMC-E014 

Genasys Protect can be accessed on the web as well as via a download.  With the app, you can set notifications for any zone by entering addresses: your home, your workplace, your parents home 

The MyShake app provides notifications of earthquakes greater than magnitude 4.5, in the area near you,  identifying the location and magnitude.  Location services must be enabled for the app to provide notification

Real-time Wildfire Map & Alerts app for iPhone and Android phones

Receive notifications about the status and conditions on the ground as they change.

Monitor Wildfires and Prescribed Burns

Know if that smoke in the distance is a fire you need to be worried about.