EMERGENCY OPERATION PLAN FOR CITIES OF FOREST GROVE AND CORNELIUS

LOCAL WEATHER-RELATED EMERGENCY INFORMATION

After Hour Power Outages or Street Emergency inside the city of Forest Grove, call 503.412.2444

PGE customers can report a power outage by calling 503-464-7777

Forest Grove Winter Road Operations

Follow our Public Safety Agencies Social Media for updates:

Fire Department Facebook

Police Department Facebook

Fire Department Twitter

Police Department Twitter

www.wc-roads.com for Washington County Winter Road Operations and Sandbag Locations for flooding situations.

www.tripcheck.com for Conditions on State Highways

SHELTERS

There are no emergency shelters open at this time. We will post details here whenever a shelter is open for an event.

WHAT TO DO WHEN DISASTER THREATENS: http://www.ready.gov/be-informed

Why Prepare For Disaster?

Disaster can strike without warning, forcing you to go for days without basic necessities or to evacuate your home. Relief workers will be on the scene following a disaster, but may not be able to reach you immediately.

You need to be prepared. Knowing the steps to take during a disaster -- whether flooding, tornadoes, earthquakes or another crisis -- can greatly reduce the danger and distress your family may face. This information will help you and your family plan for a variety of emergency situations, persevere during them and recover afterward.

Familiarize yourself with a variety of hazards and what to do. Even if some are not likely to be a danger in your community, you may encounter them during your travels.

Resources To Help You Prepare:

Take 5 to Survive - 5 minute projects that you can do now to be ready later

Make a Plan - Making a plan ahead of time is key to getting through a disaster

Public Alerts - Sign up to receive notice of emergency situations in your area on your phone

Prepare Oregon - A website with information to help you prepare for an emergency specific to Oregon

Map Your Neighborhood - An incredibly valuable program to help you identify what is important in and around your home during an emergency. Map your neighborhood encourages neighbors to be more involved in helping each other during a disaster. Our emergency preparedness volunteers are ready to help you with this, please call 503-992-3240 to set up a map your neighborhood event for your group.

Are You Prepared? - This packet will help your family before, during, and after a disaster.

Emergency Phone Numbers Refrigerator Form - Use this to write down those important numbers your family needs in an emergency. We see quite a few kids who know how to look up "mom" or "Grandma" in their parent's phone, but they don't know the actual phone number.

YouTube video on getting ready for the Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake