Emergency Preparedness
Winter Weather, Downed Power Lines and Outages
Multnomah County Winter Weather Resources
PGE Power Outages: Report power outages and outage updates
Downed Power Line? What to do. Call PGE immediately at 503-464-7777 in Portland, or 800-544-1795 to report any downed utility line.
Earthquakes
When Disaster Strikes Eastmoreland: An Emergency Earthquake Resource Guide
Emergency Preparedness Kit Tips
“How to tighten up your emergency plan” (OPB News – earthquakes and wildfires)
Wildfires and Air Quality Links
Oregon Wildfire Resources (State of Oregon). Includes links to up-to-date news and alerts, evacuations, emergency lodging, road conditions and closures, air quality, etc.
State of Oregon’s RAPTOR Tool. Real-time Assessment and Planning Tool – mapping for situational awareness.
State of Oregon Fires and Hotspots Dashboard.
Oregon Department of Forestry Fire Mapping Tool. Includes real-time information and statistics.
AirNow Fire and Smoke Map. Interactive mapping tool for the US, Canada and Mexico.
AirNow (EPA) real-time air quality tool.
US Wildfire Reports (ESRI online mapping). This map displays current wildfire locations as reported by responding agencies and other sources of information related to wildfires.
Air quality real-time mapping for Oregon. This provides international air quality information including Oregon-specific information.
Covid 19
Multnomah County’s Covid 19 Resources. Information about testing and vaccines.
State of Oregon Covid 19 Information.
Center for Disease Control Covid 19 Information and Resources.
General
Neighborhood Emergency Teams, which offers volunteer-led resources following a disaster. Here is a list of the volunteer NETs that are active in Portland.
SAMHSA’s Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990 or text “TalkWithUs” to 66746. This service provides 24/7, 365-day-a-year crisis counseling and support for people experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters.
Reed Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET)
Do you have specific questions? Concerns? Want to get involved?
Email reednet.team@gmail.com
The Reed Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET) was launched in March of 2019. Our membership is small but mighty, including a Team Leader and an Assistant Team Leader, several enthusiastic Amateur Radio Operators (AROs), and a dedicated group of members with various backgrounds and skill sets. Although we are a newer team, our membership includes many long-time Portland NET members, members with advanced training and/or emergency management or healthcare backgrounds, and several members who also hold positions in the Reed Neighborhood Association (RNA). We welcome new NET members of all experience levels, and invite community members to join us for meetings and other events.
Team Meetings
The Reed NET team holds meetings the second Thursday of every other month, so we meet in January, March, May, July, September, and November. Contact us for the location. We welcome all current and prospective NET members, people who live or work in the neighborhood, and those who simply have an interest in learning more about our preparedness efforts.
Get Involved
NET members are trained by the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM) and Portland Fire and Rescue (PF&R) in basic medical skills, search and rescue, radio communications, and other relevant response skills. Becoming a full-fledged NET member requires about 30 hours of free training, including the completion of a final field exercise (FFE). PBEM typically holds trainings a couple of times each year. Please see the PBEM website to sign up for a training that fits your schedule.
Do you have skills to share but lack the time to become a full NET member? Reed NET is looking to compile a group of neighbors (Affiliated Trained Volunteers) that we might call upon for help during emergencies. Please contact us for more information.