Employee Emergency Response

This service allows employees to receive emergency notifications via phone calls, text messaging, e-mail and more.

This system is currently used to notify about county building closures, but eventually will be expanded to include notifications regarding imminent threats to health and safety, as well as informational notifications that affect your locations or work environments. Administrators may send notifications regarding severe weather, flooding, power outages, police activity, and more.

If you are an employee, you will automatically receive notifications based upon information provided to Human Resources. Others that work in County facilities but are not employees (MSU Extension, WEMET, Adult Probation, etc.) may be added to the system through updates provided by those program supervisor to email address: Ottawaalerts@miottawa.org

When a notification is issued, you will receive a message via one or several communication methods, including text, voice and email. The methods may depend on the personal information provided.

The system is only as good as the information you provide. If your personal contact information changes, you must notify the Human Resources Department as well as the Alert Program at Ottawaalerts@miottawa.org.

Yes, as a County employee you will receive alerts via county email, desk phone / voicemail and county-issued cellphone (if applicable). Your personal cell phone and email may be added for outside business hour notifications. Email Ottawaalerts@miottawa.org to provide that information.

Any issues concerning the Ottawa County Employee Emergency Alert Program should be submitted to Ottawaalerts@miottawa.org.

Listed below are Quick Response Guides related to Emergency Management. These guides provide helpful information, resources, and quick reference materials on a variety of emergency preparedness and response topics.

Please review the guides below to learn more.

Active Assailant Bomb Threat Checklist Bomb Threat Bomb Threat Suspicious Mail Civil Disturbance Courthouse Civil Disturbance Cyber Security Awareness Evacuation Fire Response First Amendment Auditors Hazardous Material – Chemical Home Hazardous Material – Chemical Vehicle Hazardous Material – Chemical Workplace Medical Emergency Severe Weather Situational Awareness Utility Emergencies