Nixle Community Notifications

Press Release

SMITHFIELD’S PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES ASKS RESIDENTS TO SIGN-UP TO RECEIVE LOCAL ALERTS

Smithfield Residents Can Now Receive Real Time Public Safety Messages Through Nixle

(Smithfield, RI)- The Smithfield Public Safety Agencies (Fire Department, Police Department and Emergency Management) have partnered with Nixle to implement its Community Notification System to alert residents in real-time for localized emergency situations and relevant community advisories.

As a resident, there are several simple ways to register:

Text your ZIPCODE to 888777 from your mobile phone.
Go to www.smithfieldfire.com, www.smithfieldpd.com, or www.smithfieldri.com and sign up via the Nixle Widget.
Sign up directly at Nixle https://local.nixle.com/register/

Once registered, residents will receive a confirmation text to their mobile device. Residents may also customize their alert settings by going to www.nixle.com and creating a User Profile.

“Town safety officials look forward to the implementation of Nixle to keep the citizens of Smithfield better informed of the events in town that may have an effect on their daily lives“ , says Chief Robert Seltzer.

The service is secure, reliable and easy to use for our organization.

All Alerts will be targeted geographically, allowing residents to receive localized, relevant alerts from Smithfield’s Public Safety Agencies. Nixle Alerts can be sent via Text, Email, Voice, Web, Social Media, and the Nixle Mobile App in an instant. Nixle is partnered with NLETS for unmatched data security, as well as the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the National Blue Alert Network, and Google for unmatched reach and two-way information exchange.

We are very excited to have you experience it for yourself.

About Nixle

Founded in 2009, Nixle provides a mass communications hub built exclusively for government to provide secure, reliable, and relevant information to residents in real-time. Today, over 7,200 Agencies around the United States rely on Nixle for Community Engagement and Emergency Communications. Nixle’s exclusive partnerships with NLETS, Google and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children allows local police departments nationwide to send immediate alerts and advisories. For more information, visit www.nixle.com.

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For Immediate Release: January 26, 2016
For More Information Contact: Chief Robert Seltzer
Smithfield Fire Department
401-949-1330

Rhode Island Special Needs Emergency Registry

Enrolling in the Special Needs Emergency Registry lets police, fire and other first responders in your community better prepare for, and respond to your needs during a hurricane, storm or other emergency.

Many people may need extra help during a time of emergency including people who:
Use life support systems such as oxygen, respirator, ventilator, dialysis, pacemaker, or are insulin dependent;
Have mobility disabilities and use a wheelchair, scooter, walker, cane, or other mobility device;
Are visually impaired, blind, hard of hearing, or deaf;
Have speech, cognitive, developmental or mental health disabilities; or
Use assistive animals or a prosthesis.

The information submitted to the Rhode Island Special Needs Emergency Registry is shared with local and state first responders and emergency management officials. Your information is held confidentially and only accessed to assist in your safety and well-being. The Department of Health and Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency have worked with E-911 to notify first responders when they are responding to a household that may have someone enrolled in the Registry. This notification allows first responders additional time to consider how to best respond to that incident. Please note that strict confidentiality is maintained at all times and only those that have a reason to access the information are authorized to do so.

Click here for more information
or to enroll

Emergency Information

This page will be deployed in case of any type of town, state or national emergency and during severe weather events.

Should those types of situations occur, this page will be prominently linked from the front page of SmithfieldRI.com for as long as it is required.

During an event, we will continually update this page – blog-style – as information is received, with the most recent information appearing at the top of the page – please scroll down for more information.

We will also be utilizing Twitter & Facebook to post this same information. Other helpful information is posted in the left & right sidebars of this page.

To Follow Smithfield Agencies Online:

Town Government: www.smithfieldri.com or follow on Twitter @SmithfieldRI or Facebook

Emergency Management: www.smithfieldema.org or follow on Twitter @SmfldEM

Police Department: www.smithfieldpd.com or follow on Twitter @Smithfield_PD or Facebook

Fire Department: www.smithfieldfire.com or follow on Twitter @SmithfieldFire

In a power outage, you may find it useful to utilize a smart-phone and follow one or all of these agencies on Twitter. These accounts can easily be viewed without signing up for a Twitter account and will keep you up-to-date. You can see a feed of the Town’s Twitter account in the right column.