Media Release: 260701-01
Contact: Patrick Lonergan, (406) 548-0116
Gallatin County Conducting Test of Community Notification System
Gallatin County, MT – On July 31st Gallatin County Emergency Management will be testing the Community Notification System for registered users in Northern Gallatin County. Gallatin County has multiple approaches to disseminating emergency information, with community members registering in the Community Notification System providing us the highest accuracy and speed in targeting those directly affected by an incident. This test is an opportunity for the community to verify they are receiving notifications like they expect. As time goes on, people move and contact information changes which unfortunately sometimes leads to people not receiving important information they are expecting to receive.
The community is encouraged to log in and verify they have the correct contact information and locations they want to be alerted for. For individuals who may not already be registered, this is a great opportunity to spend 5 minutes to register in the Community Notification System and ensure they receive critical information that applies directly to them.
More information on the Community Notification System and registration is available at Alerts.ReadyGallatin.com.
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We are testing Gallatin County’s Community Notification System in Northern Gallatin County.
Community Members enrolling in the Gallatin County Community Notification System is one of the best tools we have to ensure individuals are accurately and promptly notified about incidents affecting locations they care about.
When will this occur
- Friday, July 31, 2026 at 12:00 PM MST in Northern Gallatin County.
What this test will do
- Verify registered users receive text based alerts on the devices they have chosen for Northern Gallatin County (everything North of the mouth of the Gallatin Canyon)
- Messages will only be sent by text-based delivery methods (SMS, Everbridge App, Email).
What we are not doing for this test
- Sending voice telephone calls.
- Sending alerts to individuals who have not registered in the system.
- Sending a Wireless Emergency Alert or Emergency Alert System message.
- Sending notifications via media releases, social media, etc.
What you will see
You will see the following text message through your subscribed text delivery methods at 12:00 pm on Friday, July 31, 2026.
What area will receive the test notification
The test message will be sent to registered users throughout Northern Gallatin County. To receive an alert for the test, you must have a location registered within the alerting area, or you must have the app installed and be located within the area at the time of the alert.
What should I do before the test
- Make sure you are registered in the Community Notification System, powered by Everbridge.
- If you are registered, verify your contact information and registered locations are current.
- Ensure your family and friends are all registered individually (don’t put multiple individual’s devices on one account).
- Download the Everbridge App from your app store (choose the blue Everbridge app) and enable notifications for the app.
What should I do after the test
- Nothing if you got alerted as expected.
- If something did not work as you expected, give us a call at (406) 548-0111.
Community Notification System
The Gallatin County Community Notification System is the sole emergency alerting platform in our service area for all cities, towns and unincorporated areas, to include Montana State University. The platform is powered by Everbridge and allows for generation of alerts to opt in users, 911 telephone data, public source phone numbers, opt in incidents, wireless emergency alerts, emergency alert system and more.
