The (Organization name) uses an Internet-based system for delivering changes in schedule, such as snow closures, to the news media.

Message delivery has been extended directly to the public through a system called FlashAlert. You are now able to self-register and manage up to three home or office email and/or cell phone text message addresses - and now your Twitter address, too - and receive emergency information just minutes after we post it, at no cost to you. Twitter has special arrangements with the cell companies that enable their messages to go out fast and reliable, so we encourage people to use Twitter for FlashAlert text messages instead of registering their cell text address directly in their FlashAlert account. You may use your existing Twitter account or create a new one, or you may simply register your cell phone to follow our Twitter FlashAlert account.

To get started, go to FlashAlert.net and click on our region on the map. Choose our organization category and then our name. You start the subscription process by filling in your email address.

When you are done, click "Update Email Addresses and Send Test Messages." A verification message will be sent to each of your listed addresses.

Important: Please be aware that with the proliferation of spam and the resulting spam filters, it is impossible to guarantee message delivery, since different filters block different messages. After adding or changing email addresses, have test messages sent to verify they will pass through your mail server's filters. However, be aware that while asingle message may make it through a filter, a whole group of messages at the same time might not, appearing to be spam. Also note that if you are using a "challenge/response" system (where a human must type in a number or word), there is no way to respond to your mail server's email challenge.

All addresses registered on FlashAlert will remain confidential and shall not be released to any person or organization. Once a year, you will receive an email at your registered email address asking if you wish to continue your subscription.