Pride in the Past, Faith in the Future Home County Info ▼ Departments ▼ Public Info ▼ Emergency Messaging and Warning Systems No active incidents at this time. We will use all available and appropriate warning tools to alert the community of any life-threatening, all-risk, all-hazard emergency from natural threats or human-caused threats. Here are the 5 systems that are utilized for Emergency Warning*. Emergency Messaging in Pennington County: Public Warning Messages: Pennington County Public Warning Messages enables us to provide you with critical information quickly in a variety of situations including life-threatening severe weather warnings, evacuation notices, hazardous chemical leaks, civil disturbance activity and more. If we can't reach you, we can't warn you. Sign Up Outdoor Warning Sirens: Pennington County has 34 sirens to warn of impending danger located in Box Elder, Hill City, Keystone, New Underwood, Rapid City and Wall. Sirens are used for any life-threatening, all-risk, all-hazard emergency from natural threats or human-caused threats as determined by key public safety officials. Sirens are tested at 12 noon on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month. Learn more. Weather Radio-All Hazards: A nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information directly from a nearby National Weather Service office to specially configured NOAA weather radio receivers. You must have a weather radio to receive these alerts. This is an especially good option if you live in an area of Pennington County that does not have good cell phone service. Learn More. Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA): Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) send free informational text messages to WEA-enabled cell phones within range of an imminent and dangerous local situation, severe weather event, or AMBER emergency. Learn More. Emergency Alert System (EAS): The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is a national public warning system that requires broadcasters, satellite digital audio service and direct broadcast satellite providers, cable television systems, and wireless cable systems to provide the President with a communications capability to address the American people within 10 minutes during a national emergency. Learn More. *We do use additional systems for non-emergency messaging tools and to share additional information regarding warning information sent to the public on our social media channels. Learn More. You won't always find emergency information on our social media sites if a disaster or emergency is rapidly developing, but it may be a good place to check. Tweets by @RCPCEmgMgmt Official Website of Pennington County, South Dakota. All Rights Reserved. Physical Address: 130 Kansas City Street Rapid City, SD 57701 Phone: (605) 394-2174 Mailing Address: PO Box 6160 Rapid City, SD 57709-6160 Administration Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Site Map Contact Us Disclaimer Accessibility Government Websites by GovOffice