Be Informed. 

Potential Emergencies

To prepare for the unexpected, Portland Fire & Rescue has provided information on creating an emergency supply kit and developing a family emergency plan.  This type of planning can be used not only for man-made emergencies but for natural disasters as well.

Click the hyperlinks below to learn more from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Ready.gov website about potential emergencies that could happen here in the Portland area and the appropriate ways to respond to them:

• Biological Threats
• Blackouts
• Chemical Threats
• Earthquakes
• Explosions
• Extreme Heat
• Fires
• Floods
• Hurricanes
• Influenza Pandemic
• Landslide and Debris Flow (Mudslide)
• Nuclear Threat
• Radiation Threat
• Thunderstorms
• Tornadoes
• Tsunamis
• Volcanoes
• Wildfires
• Winter Storms and Extreme Cold

Oregon Emergency Planning

You are also welcome to use the links below to further learn about the emergency plans that have been established in Oregon cities and counties by state and local government.  

Oregon Office of Homeland Security
P.O. Box 14370
3225 State Street
Salem, Oregon 97309
(503) 378-3056
http://www.oregon.gov/OSP/CTS/index.shtml

Clackamas County Emergency Management
2200 Kaen Road
Oregon City, OR 97045
Phone: (503) 655-8378
Fax: (503) 655-8531

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
Emergency Management
1036 SE Douglas Avenue
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
Phone: (541) 440-4448
Fax: (541) 440-4470
http://www.dcso.com/emergency_management_N.htm

Emergency Management City of Eugene
101 E Broadway Suite 450
Eugene, OR 97401
Phone: (541) 682-5665
Fax: (541) 682-5211
http://www.eugene-or.gov/emergencymanagement

City of Gresham Community Services Division
1333 NW Eastman Parkway
Gresham, OR 97030
(503) 618-2567
http://www.greshamoregon.gov

Marion County Emergency Management
5155 Silverton Road NE
Salem, OR 97305
(503) 391-7294 (Rumor Control Line)
http://www.co.marion.or.us/PW/EmergencyManagement/

Office of Consolidated Emergency Management for Washington County
20665 SW Blanton St.
Aloha, OR 97007
(503) 642-0371

Portland Office of Emergency Management
1001 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 650
Portland, OR 97204
(503) 823-4375
http://www.portlandonline.com/oem

http://www.take5tosurvive.com

Tillamook County Sheriff's Office
Division of Emergency Management
5995 Long Prairie Rd.
Tillamook, OR 97141
Phone: (503) 842-3412
Fax: (503) 815-3195
http://www.co.tillamook.or.us/gov/EMGMGNT/

Umatilla County Emergency Management
Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program
4700 NW Pioneer Place
Pendleton, OR 97801
(541) 966-3700
(877) 367-2737 toll free
http://www.csepp.net
http://www.ucem.us
Joint Information Center http://www.ujic.net

Remember, preparedness is everyone's job. 

March 29, 2010