Crook County emergency alerts through OR-Alert

Crook County’s Notice Nearby alert slot was empty on October 3, 2026. The county homepage uses CivicAlerts for county news. Those alerts are meeting and press items. They are not a substitute for an emergency warning.

Oregon’s finder is oralert.gov. It is not one inbox for the whole state. Search the county, or text a ZIP code to 888777 for a basic alert. The state page says Everbridge is the system used by all 36 Oregon counties, alerts are free, and a phone plan may still charge for texts. Text STOP to end texts. An empty Notice Nearby alert card is not an all-clear. TripCheck, at tripcheck.com, is the highway and weather map. Use it for closures. Use OR-Alert for the warning from public safety. Do not wait for a card on noticenearby.com in a real emergency.

The rabies note on the homepage is a health advisory, not proof that OR-Alert has a message queued. Sign up for both the county’s own news list, if you want it, and OR-Alert for hazards. Prineville is the seat. The airport and fair events on the county site are not hearings unless the agenda says they are.

Official pages opened for this brief: https://oralert.gov/; https://www.tripcheck.com/; https://crookcountyor.gov/.