Hi, Do you have government alerts turned on so that you can get alerts about natural disasters or other severe weather events including wild fires? On my phone, whenever there are weather alerts or government issued alerts, my phone notifies me. That happened when COVID-19 hit our state very hard. I received alerts issued by the state on my phone and it’s pretty accessible. Also, there is a registry for people with disabilities to register their mobile number in case of an emergency and it’ll give you alerts of disasters via texts. Each city and county has a registration page where you can register as a person with a disability to receive said emergency alerts via phone. This is a very useful resource that explains how to register in your city and/or county. Available at: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/civic/article/662307 <https://www.portlandoregon.gov/civic/article/662307> Sign-up page for public alerts: https://www.publicalerts.org/signup <https://www.publicalerts.org/signup> You’ll have to type in your address in order to search for your county so that you can sign up for them. If you have to evacuate due to an impending wildfire, make sure you prepare a pack with your essential technology, food, documents and any basic supplies for you and/or your pet if necessary. Make sure to have a relative’s contact on speed dial or as an emergency contact. If you have a medical ID on your iPhone set up, it’s best to set one of your contacts as an emergency contact just in case. These wildfires are all as a result of dry conditions, intense heat and the wind caused by climate change. This is indeed scary.
Hope this helps. Priscilla > On Sep 10, 2020, at 5:33 PM, Teresa Christian <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm in Portland Oregon and as I'm sure you've hear on the news we are > having crazy wild fires. > > I am having trouble finding a good way to get up to the minute info. > > Most of the resources have maps and as we all know those are not accessible. > > Also, a radio station here said on their website they have listed Red > Cross centers to go tobut I didn't find anything on the website that > gives that info. Its probably there but JAWS isn't seeing it. > > Right now the fires I think are about 30 miles away from me. > > If it should get to the point that evac is necessary I have no car > access out of here. > > Thanks for any help! > > Teresa☺ > > > -- > Teresa Christian > > Author of the forthcoming book > Inspiration from the Hungry Dragon Cafe: > Share a Pint of Wit and Wisdom on Your Road to Success > > "Be who you are because we need you - but we need the real you." > Radleigh Valentine > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/CAHxUgr-QZhUKwCaTNyUvkqG9BEBgGk_Lctz1EF%2BQvo8Y-uf0tA%40mail.gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/838A7DD9-0DEE-4D5B-8955-A730865A7A76%40gmail.com.
