{"id":269407,"date":"2026-04-28T06:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T06:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/269407\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T06:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T06:23:11","slug":"a-new-way-to-stay-informed-stay-connected-and-stay-ready-readyfw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/269407\/","title":{"rendered":"A new way to stay informed, stay connected and stay ready: ReadyFW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ReadyFW\u00a0is the City of Fort Worth\u2019s new alert and notification system designed to deliver real-time, reliable and trusted information directly to residents, visitors and City employees during emergencies and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>ReadyFW\u00a0allows the City to send alerts and communications through multiple channels \u2014 including text message, phone call and email \u2014 to reach subscribers quickly so they can make informed decisions. This initiative strengthens the City\u2019s commitment to transparency, public safety and community resilience, fostering a culture of readiness and preparedness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re happy to introduce a new, improved system for the City,\u201d Director of Emergency Management and Communications Sonny Saxton said. \u201cThis new system will also benefit the City internally, alerting employees when information needs to be shared citywide. We want to foster community engagement and connection, year-round, beyond emergent notifications. We want to continually find new ways to engage with residents, promoting preparedness and resiliency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Citywide\u00a0alerts and notifications\u00a0are\u00a0crucial\u00a0for\u00a0keeping\u00a0the Fort Worth community safe and resilient.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Advertisement &#8211;<a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.austincompany.com\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Austin Company Ad (300 x 250 px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Austin-Company-Ad-300-x-250-px-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;opacity: 1 !important;\"\/><\/a><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/theliberta.netfw.com\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"The Net Ad_Digital300x250\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Net-Ad_Digital300x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;opacity: 1 !important;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alerts may include:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Weather warnings<\/p>\n<p>Public safety alerts<\/p>\n<p>Notifications may include:<\/p>\n<p>Readiness and preparedness information<\/p>\n<p>Community resilience updates<\/p>\n<p>This engagement is designed to ensure residents are informed and can take appropriate actions to protect themselves, their homes, their businesses, their neighbors and their community. Stay informed, stay connected and stay\u00a0ReadyFW.<\/p>\n<p>Residents are encouraged to enroll for community alerts and engagement by visiting the registration link below. Signing up via the registration link, and creating a Smart911 profile, allows you to receive important public safety notifications and optionally select additional areas of interest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Advertisement &#8211;<a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/fortworthbusiness.com\/insider\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"TBS Subscriber digital ad 300 x 250\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TBS-Subscriber-digital-ad-300-x-250.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;opacity: 1 !important;\"\/><\/a><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/fortworthbusiness.com\/nominate\/titan\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Titans Nominate Ad 300\u00d7250-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Titans-Nominate-Ad-300x250-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;opacity: 1 !important;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Register today by visiting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortworthtexas.gov\/departments\/emc\/emo\/ready-fw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fortworthtexas.gov\/readyfw<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Digital Sponsors &#8211;<a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texpresslanes.com\/current-projects\/north-tarrant-express-capacity-improvement-project\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow sponsored\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"NTE TEXpress-Highway Numbers-HORZ-160\u00d740\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/NTE-TEXpress-Highway-Numbers-HORZ-160x40-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"40\" style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;opacity: 1 !important;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ReadyFW\u00a0is the City of Fort Worth\u2019s new alert and notification system designed to deliver real-time, reliable and trusted&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1524,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":{"0":"post-269407","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-fort-worth","9":"tag-fort-worth-headlines","10":"tag-fort-worth-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}