Each County in California has an alerting program that you can sign up for to receive alerts if an emergency situation were to arise in your county. Kirkwood is in three counties, so it is best to sign up for all of these.

Alpine: https://www.alpinecountyca.gov/List.aspx 

Select "Emergency Alerts"

Amador: https://www.amadorgov.org/departments/office-of-emergency-services/amador-on-the-alert-self-registration

If you do not have an address in this county, simply choose someplace on Dangberg, Fremont, Yarrow, etc.

El Dorado: https://www.ready.edso.org/

Use your Kirkwood address, even though it is not located in El Dorado County you are eligible to opt in for alerts

KMPUD: https://www.kmpud.com/register/

KMPUD also provides alerts that are Kirkwood specific

CAL FIRE: https://www.incidents.readyforwildfire.org/

On the CAL FIRE incidents link below, you can sign up for text messages by zip code (95646 for Kirkwood)

SIGN UP TO RECEIVE EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS

Kirkwood Firewise recorded to date 12/1/2023

540.5 hours valued at $16,187.98 plus $36,088.00 for a total investment of $52,276; required investment is $22,492.45

CLICK HERE to record your hours or money spent

Your recorded efforts will help us maintain Kirkwood's Firewise USA® Community recognition. 

Being a recognized Firewise Community can help us:

1) obtain insurance and discounts
2) access county funding and grants, like the Amador chipping program
3) have a unified voice to impact local ordinances, like the recently revised tree removal ordinance