Emergency alerts

Alert sign-ups for wildfire, weather, smoke and outages, plus numbers to save

By J&H Digital Services LLCChecked Oct 23, 202611 sources

In short

Sign up for your county's free alert system: Ada Alert in Ada County (it replaced CodeRED in July 2026) and AlertSense in Canyon County. Then add the Idaho Power outage alerts and the Air Idaho app for smoke and days. Call 911 for emergencies only and save your non-emergency line.

Ada County alerts: Ada Alert, sign up at adaalert.genasys.com/portal
Canyon County alerts: AlertSense, sign up on the Canyon County Emergency Management page
Power outages: Idaho Power, (208) 388-2323; map at tools.idahopower.com/outage
Poison Control: 1-800-222-1222, 24/7
Local help: Dial 211 or text 898211

How do I sign up for county emergency alerts?

Ada Alert (Ada County)

Free emergency alerts by text, phone call and email

Best for: Anyone who lives, works or owns property in Ada County, including Boise, Meridian, Eagle, Star, Kuna and Garden City

Register home and work addresses to get alerts for both
Covers evacuations, shelter-in-place orders, wildfire, floods, severe weather and missing persons

Run by the Ada County Sheriff's Office on the Genasys Protect platform. The county's alerts page lists the last 10 alerts sent and links to Ready, Set, Go! evacuation tips: adacounty.id.gov/emergencymanagement/alerts/.

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AlertSense (Canyon County)

Free emergency alerts

Best for: Nampa, Caldwell, Middleton and rural Canyon County

Choose contact methods, language and alert types, such as weather, air quality, wind or frost

Linked from Canyon County Emergency Management. Questions: (208) 454-7271.

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Where do I get weather, smoke, fire and outage alerts?

National Weather Service Boise

Forecasts and official watches and warnings

Best for: Winter storms, high wind, heat and flash flood warnings

Your phone also gets Wireless Emergency Alerts for the most serious warnings with no sign-up. Make sure they are turned on in your phone's notification settings.

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Idaho DEQ air quality advisories

Smoke and inversion alerts

Best for: Summer wildfire smoke and winter inversions

Free Air Idaho app for phones
Daily forecasts for the Treasure Valley

During an advisory, all outdoor burning is banned, including fire pits and campfires; BBQ grills are allowed

For email alerts, sign up with EnviroFlash at enviroflash.info.

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Idaho Power outage center

Outage map, reports and text alerts

Phone: (208) 388-2323 or 1-800-488-6151

Automatic outage texts if your mobile number is on your account
Sign up for updates on a specific outage from the map

Report an outage if it is not on the map after 10 minutes. Stay at least 100 feet from a downed line and call 911.

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InciWeb

Official wildfire incident updates

Best for: Large fires on public land: size, containment and closures

Evacuation orders come from your county's alert system, not InciWeb. The free Watch Duty app (watchduty.org), run by a nonprofit, also tracks fires in near real time.

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Idaho 511

Road conditions, closures and cameras

Best for: Winter driving and fire or crash closures

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Which phone numbers should I save?

Number	When to use it
911	Fire, medical emergency, crime in progress, a crash with injuries, or anyone in danger.
(208) 377-6790	Police non-emergency in Ada County (Boise, Meridian, Eagle, Star, Kuna and unincorporated areas)
(208) 472-2950	Garden City Police non-emergency
(208) 465-2257	Nampa Police non-emergency
(208) 454-7531	Caldwell Police and Canyon County Sheriff non-emergency
(208) 585-0008	Middleton Police non-emergency
1-800-222-1222	Poison Control, free and confidential, 24/7
988	Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, call or text, 24/7
211	211 Idaho CareLine for food, housing, utility and other help. Mon to Fri, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; or (800) 926-2588, or text 898211
(208) 388-2323	Idaho Power outages and downed lines (call 911 first if a line is down)

Not sure if it is an emergency? If someone's life, health or property is at risk right now, call 911. Source: Ada County, Canyon County and city police pages (see contacts guide)

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