Multnomah County’s Emergency Resources

ALERT AND WARNING INFORMATION

Thank you to Kirsten Kuppenbender, Emergency Alert & Warning Officer, for the below links and Wildfire Notification and Evacuation .pdf file.

Opt-In Alert and Warning Sign-Up

• Public Alerts Sign-Up: https://www.publicalerts.org/

Living with Wildfire (awesome .pdf)

• Living With Wildfire a Homeowners Guide

Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) & Emergency Alert System (EAS)

• Wireless Emergency Alerts: https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/integrated-public-alert-warning-system/public/wireless-emergency-alerts

• The Emergency Alert System (EAS): https://www.fcc.gov/emergency-alert-system

• Multnomah County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES): https://multnomahares.org/

Wildfire and Smoke

• Multnomah County Wildfire Info: https://www.multco.us/em/wildfire

• Multnomah County Public Health Smoke and Wildfire Info: https://www.multco.us/air-quality-public-health-problem/smoke-and-wildfire

• Public Alerts Wildfire Smoke Info: https://www.publicalerts.org/wildfire-smoke

Wildfire Safe Homes Resources, Toolkits and Outreach Resources

• City of Portland Reducing the Risk of Wildfire: https://www.portland.gov/fire/your-safety/reducing-risk-wildfire

• City of Portland Firewise Community Program: https://www.portland.gov/fire/your-safety/firewise-community-program

• City of Portland Wildfire Hazard Areas - Residential Structures and Landscaping: https://www.portland.gov/ppd/residential-projects/wildfire-hazard-areas-residential

• Oregon Health Authority Wildfire Preparedness Fact Sheets (Multiple Languages): https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH