Sign up for Alerts & Weather Emergencies in Sumter County

[The Gazette]

Sumter County residents can sign up to receive important notifications through the county’s Alert Sumter Emergency Alert System. The system provides quick alerts concerning a variety of situations — including severe weather, major road closures, mosquito spraying and evacuations. Time-sensitive messages can be sent wherever specified, such as home or cell phones, email addresses and text

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[BuddaDude]

Great idea, but the site is asking way too much personal information to establish an account. For a one way communications for Sumter County all they really need is a number to text or an email. Am I missing something? Collecting/selling my info?