The Fraser-Fort George Regional District wants you to get the message.
It's urging rural residents to sign up for its public alerting system - used to transmit important information via text, text to landline or email in the event of emergencies, including severe weather, wildfire and floods.
To register, go to www.rdffg.bc.ca and follow these steps:
1. Resident or visitor: The system will ask you to select if you are a permanent resident of the area, or if you are visiting for a limited time.
2. Name and email: Enter your name and email. Your email address becomes your account user name.
3. Phone number: Register your phone number (or numbers if you have multiple phones you'd like to receive notifications to). These are the numbers the system will use to communicate with you via text for mobile phones or voice recorded notification for land line phones.
4. Set your password: Remember to keep this secure.
5. Select the zone(s) you wish to receive notifications for: You may select one or more areas:
- Zone 1 includes Area G (Summit Lake, Bear Lake, McLeod Lake, north of Mackenzie);
- Zone 2 includes Areas A,C,D, E and F (Ness Lake, Salmon Valley, Miworth, Beaverly, Buckhorn, West Lake, Pineview, Red Rock, Hixon, Shelley, Penny, Willow River);
- Zone 3 includes Area H (Dome Creek, McBride, Dunster, Tete Jaune, Valemount).
6. Once all the information has been entered, click 'finished.'
The system does not provide alerts or notifications for events within the City of Prince George, Village of McBride, Village of Valemount or District of Mackenzie.