Are you looking for information about local disaster relief? Homeland security alerts in Arizona? Public health advisories? Is there an issue in Arizona that has you concerned and you'd like to find a way to volunteer to help out? Now you have direct access to the answers to these and other questions.
In 2004, the Governor's Council on 2-1-1 created an implementation plan to properly disseminate information about emergencies and disasters in Arizona, including public health and safety advisories, homeland security alerts and disaster relief. The 2-1-1 is a statewide system to give the public easier access to community, social service and homeland security information and referrals.
There are two phases to this project. Right now, the first phase of the project is operational. That's the web site. At Arizona 2-1-1 you can use the database to find out about emergency bulletins and social services related to local disasters, public health issues, and homeland security.
The second phase of the project will allow Arizona residents to get this information by dialing 2-1-1 on their telephone. I'll update this page when that service is available.
Why AZ 2-1-1? First of all, this new resource will hopefully relieve 9-1-1 of receiving those calls that are not really emergency situations requiring police, fire or medical assistance. Secondly, AZ 2-1-1 will serve as a one-stop-shop for Arizona information, whether it is about a wildfire, a raised terror alert at the airport, air pollution advisories, or other public health and safety issues.
