The County of San Diego has launching a campaign during National Preparedness Month in September to urge residents to register their cell phones for AlertSanDiego and encourage family and friends to do so. Currently, about 200,000 cell phones are registered, which exceeds other communities that use the system but is still far short of the number of residents in our county. Registering gives the County Office of Emergency Services another way to alert residents with emergency messages and evacuation notices in their area during a wildfire, earthquake or other disaster. The County will work through its community, emergency response and media partners as well as use social media and the Web to spread the message during the campaign. Registration is quick and simple; visit www.ReadySanDiego.org. AlertSanDiego expands beyond the reach of Reverse 9-1-1 by including cell phone numbers, VoIP phones and e-mail addresses to the regional registry. Reverse 9-1-1 only contacts listed and unlisted land-line telephones. By registering with AlertSanDiego, you would receive notification when the home or business address associated with your cell phone number is impacted by a disaster or an emergency.