Emergency Alerts & Emergency Preparedness

Emergency Preparedness Resources

Emergency Alerts

Part of being prepared for an emergency is knowing how you will receive emergency alerts and life safety information.

Everyone is encouraged to learn more about how emergency alerts work and strategies to be prepared for an emergency or disaster. Keep reading for resources and links.

Responders use several tools to alert residents. Watch the video at www.LaneCountyOR.gov/EmergencyAlerts to learn more about those tools and decide which ones you will rely on in the event of an emergency or disaster.

To double-check that your mobile phone is enabled to receive emergency alerts, use these instructions to confirm your alert settings. (If your phone is not listed here, you may need to contact your provider).

Evacuation Levels

If your home is put under an evacuation notice do you know what that means? There are 3 levels:

Level 1 (Be Ready)
Level 2 (Be Set)
Level 3 (GO NOW)

Remember to take the 6 Ps when you evacuate:

People & pets
Prescriptions
Papers - Titles,SS Card, Birth Records, Etc.
Personal computer
Pictures
Plastic - Credit/Debit Cards

Knowing what each level means and being prepared will help keep you and your family safe. Watch the video at www.LaneCountyOR.gov/evacuation to learn more about evacuation levels.

Pets and Animals

Don’t forget to include your furry/feathery/scaly friends in your emergency plans. Learn about caring for pets in a disaster at www.LaneCountyOR.gov/LCAID.

Large animals and livestock require a lot more advance planning in order to safely move them in the event of an evacuation. Read a large animal evacuation guide here.

Two-Weeks Ready
Some emergencies require us to shelter in place instead of evacuating. Ideally, every household will have a two-week supply of food, water and basic survival materials.

You can find a 12-week guide to building your family’s emergency kit at www.LaneCountyOR.gov/prepare.

More Helpful Links

www.ready.gov

www.oregon.gov/OEM/Pages/default.aspx

www.do1thing.com

www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/make-a-plan.html

Website Accessibility Policy

Upper McKenzie Rural Fire Protection District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Upper McKenzie Rural Fire Protection District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (541) 822-3479

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Upper McKenzie Rural Fire Protection District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Upper McKenzie Rural Fire Protection District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (541) 822-3479.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.