Clay Fire Community Connect
Together, Building a Safer Community Through Prevention, Preparedness, and Response.
Create or Update Your Profile Today!
What is Community Connect?
A message from Fire Chief Jaren Kilian:
“At Clay Fire, we are always looking for ways to partner with our community members to enhance our services. We are excited to announce Community Connect, a program designed to allow residents and business owners in our area to provide critical information to our firefighters—before an emergency happens. This program is completely free, secure, and easy to use. By taking a few moments to create or update your profile, you can help us respond more effectively during emergencies. For any questions, feel free to contact our Community Risk Reduction Division at 574-272-2144.”
– Fire Chief Jaren Kilian
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Create an account
Sign in for free and get started doing your part. It just takes your email, phone number and address.
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Enter the info that matters most
Enter valuable information that can help us assist more effectively during an emergency.
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Help your Fire Department when seconds count
That’s it. Just keep us updated when things change over time so we can always be prepared.
What Information Can I Provide?
For Households
You have the option to share as much or as little information as you’re comfortable with. The platform organizes your secure portal into categories to help you provide relevant information that can make a difference in emergencies.
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Your Property
Understanding critical information such as your residence type, whether or not you have fire sprinklers, or designated family meeting places, improves our ability to respond and make decisions during an emergency.
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Your People
Let us know who is best to contact in case of an emergency. Your contacts can help us with everything from access, to how to deal with potential hazards or locate occupants. Getting in touch helps us better communicate at the time when it’s needed most.
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Your Needs
If you or members of your family have mobility or other types of functional needs that may require additional assistance, letting us know means we can plan accordingly and respond more quickly to those needs.
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Your Pets
Your pets are part of the family too. We want to make sure that we are able to evacuate pets and best handle them as best we can during an incident. Tell us about any type of pet at your residence – even take a photo so we can spot them easily!
For Businesses
Business owners can also use Community Connect to share critical details about their properties and operations. This information can help our firefighters better protect your business during emergencies.
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Your Plans
Upload images and documents outlining your plans in case of different types of emergencies. Let your First Responders know what procedures you, your staff, and your guests will be following in case of an emergency.
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Your People
If you or people at your facility have mobility or other types of functional needs that may require additional assistance, letting us know means we can plan accordingly and respond more quickly and effectively.
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Your Property
Keep us aware of the most important access and utility details, your fire control systems, if there are hazardous materials on-site and other key pieces of critical building information.
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Your Contact Info
Enter your contact details - we'll send you a text message to inform you and/ or the members of your team in the event that we are ever called to your property during an emergency.
How Secure is My Data?
Your privacy is our priority. Information provided through Community Connect is fully secure, and we use bank-level encryption to protect it. Your data will only be accessed during an emergency at your property or during a large-scale disaster. Logins are password-protected, and your information will never be used for any other purpose.
Community Connect is
Safe & Secure
FAQs
Learn More About Community Connect
Only your local emergency services agency, such as Clay Fire, can access your Community Connect data. This data is retrieved only during an emergency at your address.
You can easily update your address within the platform. You’ll also receive periodic reminders to keep your profile up to date.
Yes! Each Community Connect profile is tied to a specific address and email. Use your personal email for your residential profile and a business email for your commercial profile.
Community Connect allows you to create profiles for others. Use their email and address, or contact your local Community Connect administrator for assistance.
You can support the program by reaching out to your local public safety agency to discuss how you can help promote Community Connect in your community.
If you encounter an error stating that a profile already exists for your address, check with your co-habitants. If needed, contact team@communityconnect.io to resolve the issue.
Join Us in Building a Safer Community
Community Connect is a partnership between Clay Fire and First Due, a leading provider of software for emergency services. Through this collaboration, we aim to bridge the gap between emergency planning and real-time response, helping to build a safer community for everyone.
Take the next step toward safety and preparedness. Create or update your Community Connect profile today!