Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
TITLE: READY KERN NO: H-1510
APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED:
01/20/2023 01/20/2023 01/20/2023 01/20/2023
POLICY:
It is the policy of the Kern County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) to inform the public whenever possible
of immediate and serious threats to public safety. This includes, but is not limited to, fires, floods,
earthquakes, criminal activity, or where known persons may be at risk of serious harm. The Ready
Kern notification system is recognized as an available means by which public notification can
occur quickly and efficiently. Ready Kern is essentially a “reverse 911” system, which alerts the
public via text messages and phone calls with a pre-recorded message. The only members of the
public who receive these Ready Kern notifications are those who have voluntarily registered with
the system or those listed in the white pages and/or yellow pages.