Area public safety agencies have partnered with Nixle to implement its Community Notification System to alert residents in real-time for localized emergency situations and relevant community advisories.

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.

All alerts will be targeted geographically, allowing residents to receive localized, relevant alerts from the Montezuma County Sheriff's Office, the Dolores County Sheriff's Office, the Cortez Police Department, the town of Mancos or the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.

Nixle alerts can be sent via text, email, voice, Web, social media, and the Nixle mobile app. 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.

The city of Cortez will also use Nixle to keep the residents of Paradise Village informed during the rehabilitation project this summer. Residents of that area can text the keyword PARADISE to 888777 to receive construction updates.

As a resident, there are several simple ways to register: Text your ZIP CODE to 888777 from your mobile phone; go to cityofcortez.com and sign up via the Nixle Widget.