The Reverse 911
The Reverse 911 system is a citizen notification method which will automatically convey to the citizens of Otero County important information in the event of an impending or occurring emergency via telephone communications.
The system utilizes public telephone company listings and addresses to place calls to residences in specific areas or countywide. Telephone companies do not maintain data bases for cellular phones that include your addresses. If you wish to receive these emergency messages on a cellular phone, you must register.
Register with the Otero County Sheriff’s Office online via the Internet:
The questions you will be asked when registering.
*The site is Encrypted for your privacy
Once completed and submitted, you will be able to log-in to your account and review your information. A map to the right of the form will display your location. Review the Push Pin on the Map, place your mouse over the push pin on the map and “Right Click and Hold Down” to move the push pin. You can choose graphical interfaces when placing the Push Pin on the map for accurate placement.
To update your information, log-in with your username (the email address you registered with) and the password you provided. Remember to click the “Update” button at the bottom of the page to save your changes.
Register by Mail
Forms may be obtained from http://ocwebserver7.co.otero.nm.us/sheriff/Forms/R911Flier.pdf or at the Cloudcroft Chamber of Commerce.
Print and complete the questionnaire and mail it to the address annotated at the top of the form. The information will be manually inputted and account activated for notification. Prior to entry, the phone number will be contacted to confirm the information.
Privacy Notice and Disclaimer
This is the Otero County, New Mexico, self-registration system for Emergency Notifications. You may also want to check with the local Municipality to see if they have a similar system. Please sign up for all Notification Systems available to you in order to be better informed during times of emergency. However, because of the unseen nature of some large scale emergencies, no one can fully guarantee that you will receive a notification every time. Please keep yourself informed by continuing to monitor other public safety warning and information systems (such as television and radio) whenever possible.
The County of Otero, New Mexico will not share or distribute personal information gathered by this form and will use it solely for the purpose of providing Community Emergency Notifications. Your information is submitted over a secure, encrypted connection for your protection. With respect to documents and services available form this server, neither the County of Otero, nor any of its agencies and affiliates, nor any of their employees, make any warrant, express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product or process disclosed.