Communication Tools

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If an emergency is happening in Kensington, how will you find out about it? Use the following tools to stay informed.

Register to receive County Warning System Alerts. When an emergency impacts your neighborhood, the Contra Costa County Warning System will alert registered users (phone call, email, text). Register to receive these alerts. Visit www.cwsalerts.com to sign up. You'll want to enter the alert caller ID into your contacts so your mobile phone does not flag the call as "possible spam." Don't miss critical information; register and add "925-655-0195" as a contact named "Contra Costa Community Warning System" into your mobile device.

Subscribe to Nixle alerts. The Nixle platform is used by your Police and Fire Department's first responders to communicate directly with subscribers. It's easy to subscribe. Using your mobile phone, text your zip code to "888777". Additional information can be found in the Kensington Fire Protection District's Wildfire Preparedness Workbook. Click here to download the workbook and turn to pages 3 and 4 for more information about subscribing to CWS and Nixle.

Register for Kensington Emergency Preparedness information from the Fire District. The Kensington Fire Protection District sends subscribers emergency preparedness and active emergency information. This email will inform residents of Red Flag days for high fire risk and has been used to communicate sandbag availability during winter storms. Request to be added by emailing prepare@kensingtonfire.org.

Know your zone. Kensington has been divided up into several zones to target our communication efficiently. Knowing your zone will help you understand emergencies happening in your community. Visit https://protect.genasys.com/search to know your zone.

Subscribe to Nextdoor. Nextdoor is the most used social media platform in Kensington. Currently, there are 3,845 residents in Kensington using the Nextdoor platform. This platform has a function that allows the district to send urgent alerts to subscribers. To sign up, visit www.nextdoor.com.

Need help with registering or have questions? Contact Johnny Valenzuela, the KFPD Emergency Preparedness Coordinator jvalenzuela@kensingtonfire.org.

Website Accessibility Policy

Kensington Fire Protection District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Kensington Fire Protection District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (510) 527-8395

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Kensington Fire Protection District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Kensington Fire Protection District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (510) 527-8395.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.