Yes, thank you very much! On 9/10/20, Priscilla Garces (prisci) <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. >
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