Emergency Planning

Safety and Emergency Preparedness

Emergencies and climate events can be stressful, especially for families who experience disability.

These resources are here to help you plan ahead, stay safe, and stay connected.

Sign up for local alerts
- https://readyjacksonco.com/ – Jackson County emergency alert sign-up, preparedness kit ideas, wildfire map, disaster assistance, etc
- https://www.josephinecounty.gov/departments/emergency_management/citizen_alert.php – emergency notification alerts for Josephine County
- https://app.watchduty.org/ – mobile app with wildfire map and real time updates

Check out our FREE Cooling Kits to help prepare you for hot weather and heat-related emergencies, and learn about heat safety!
- 👉 Request a FREE Cooling Kit here: https://forms.gle/vjfq7CPe6YeivSy28

Explore OHA’s Extreme Heat page for more heat safety tips, warning signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion/heat stroke, guidance for higher-risk groups, multilingual fact sheets, and information about cooling resources/community support.
- https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ph/preparedness/prepare/pages/prepareforextremeheat.aspx?utm_source=OHA&utm_medium=egov_redirect&utm_campaign=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oregon.gov%2Fheat

Find your local Cooling and Warming Center Locations:
- https://www.jacksoncareconnect.org/members/member-resources/extreme-heat-resources – A list of Jackson County extreme heat resources
- https://accesshelps.org/medford-severe-weather-shelter/ – the webpage for the Medford severe weather shelter
- https://www.facebook.com/bridgingthegapstrivingforequity/ & https://mintjoco.org/what-we-do/– MINT Navigation Center in Grants Pass is an extreme weather shelter that operates in Josephine County.
- Call 211 → 211 provides current info during extreme weather events

For immigration-related emergencies:
- 👉 Request a free bilingual emergency binder here: https://forms.gle/vjfq7CPe6YeivSy28

- Check out our Safe & Loved Social Story (available in English And Spanish) to prepare for immigration emergencies. Safe and Loved was created by families, for families to help them talk about immigration-related emergencies with thier children:
  - Request a free copy here: https://forms.gle/vjfq7CPe6YeivSy28

OHSU emergency preparedness guide for people with disabilities –
- https://www.oregon.gov/delc/Documents/delc-ready-now-toolkit-OHSU.pdf
Red Cross Free Smoke Alarm Program
- https://www.redcross.org/sound-the-alarm.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqiyT99vCB-7ZGvOTrukhTKha3tcvg9UWD6I_KsP6RBPYCWZdHB – Sign up for home safety visit, free fire alarm installation, and download an escape plan/fire drill worksheet.
Family Emergency Plan – Ready.gov
- https://www.ready.gov/kids/family-emergency-planning – This site offers guides for making a plan and building an emergency preparedness kit
Comm card resource training The Arc
- https://thearcjackson.org/2685-2/ – The Arc offers a free, comprehensive training for people with disabilities on how to have safe interactions with community first responders and helping professionals such as nurses, EMTS, police, and others.

FACT Oregon Emergency Social Stories
- https://factoregon.org/emergency-preparedness – FACT Oregon offers many free printable “get ready storybooks” and preparedness kits checklists
Create Your Own Social Narrative
- https://www.childhoodpreparedness.org/printables – This site offers numerous free, downloadable/printable social stories that help prepare families for what to do in an emergency situation.
YouTube Videos
- https://www.codsn.org/emergency-preparedness-videos/ – A free, emergency preparedness series produced by Central Oregon Disability Support Network that includes a wide variety of emergency situations to prepare for, as well as guidance on how to build an emergency preparedness kit.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv2rKUmt66U – This is a video produced by the CDC that focuses on emergency preparedness for people with disabilities. This video includes ASL translation.
Practice a Family Safety Plan – Printable Template
- https://www.canva.com/design/DAG4KsHwJLA/T5khs-k05wIVdqohFrHKIQ/edit?utm_content=DAG4KsHwJLA&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton – A free template to practice with your family for every day emergencies.

Text-to-911 Information
- https://ecso911.com/citizens/text-to-911/ – This infographic provides info on how to text 911 in Southern Oregon.
Utility Outage Medical Priority Programs
- https://www.pacificpower.net/my-account/payments/bill-payment-assistance/medical-certificate.html – This link will take you to the sign up page for Pacific Power’s Medical Certificate Program. Signing up for this program helps ensure that those who rely on power for crucial medical devices will be able to access power even when there is an outage or other emergencies.
Disability Rights Oregon preparedness page
- https://www.droregon.org/preparing-for-wildfire-emergencies – This site has comprehensive list of services available throughout the state of Oregon, as well as some federal resources that are accessible.
Cooling and Warming Center Locations
- https://www.jacksoncareconnect.org/members/member-resources/extreme-heat-resources – A list of Jackson County extreme heat resources
- Call 211 → 211 provides current info during extreme weather events
- https://accesshelps.org/medford-severe-weather-shelter/ – the webpage for the Medford severe weather shelter
- https://www.facebook.com/bridgingthegapstrivingforequity/ & https://mintjoco.org/what-we-do/– MINT Navigation Center in Grants Pass is an extreme weather shelter that operates in Josephine County.

Rogue Valley COAD – Community Organizations Active in Disaster
- https://rvcoad.org/ – Rogue Valley COAD provides many opportunities to get training, volunteer, prepare, and sign up for alerts, and monitor conditions.
RVCOG Aging & People with Disabilities Emergency Management
- https://rvcog.org/home/sds-2/emergency-preparedness/disaster-registry/ – Rogue Valley Council of Governments helps with disaster preparedness for people who are aging or living with disabilities.
Jackson County Community Long Term Recovery Group
- https://jccltrg.org/ – This website can help guide those recovering from the S. Obenchain and Alameda fires to the resources that are still available.