Emergency Resources for the Siuslaw Region

Wireless Emergency Alerts are messages sent to your mobile phone during an emergency. Sign-up is not required and no action needs to be taken other than enabling emergency alerts on your cell phone. Check your cell phone and make sure that Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) are turned ON. WEA are sent only during an emergency by authorized government alerting authorities. Types of alerts include extreme weather warnings, local emergencies requiring evacuation or immediate action, AMBER Alerts, and Presidential Alerts.  You only receive WEA messages when your cell phone is in the area of the emergency. If you visit another city, you will only receive alerts for that location and not your hometown.

ShakeAlert is an earthquake early warning system managed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) that detects and alerts people of earthquakes before the shaking starts. Sign-up is not required and no action needs to be taken other than enabling emergency alerts on your cell phone. Check your cell phone and make sure that Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) are turned ON. Mobile phones that have WEA turned on are able to receive ShakeAlert messages. Download the MyShake app on your smartphone for the most updated information and alerts. https://www.shakealert.org/

The NOAA Weather Radio is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting the current weather conditions and weather forecasts of your local area. https://www.weather.gov/nwr/

Florence Emergency Cold Weather Shelter
https://www.facebook.com/FECWS

Office: 3996 Hwy 101 Florence, OR 97439

Shelter Site: Scattered Sites

Phone Number: 541-305-5548

Information: Opens when temperatures are 32 degrees and below, or 38 degrees and below with precipitation.

Registration: Information on activation can be found on Facebook. Shuttle available- pick up at Siuslaw Library, Fred Meyer, Linda’s Laundry Mat (look for the white flags).

Crisis Hotline: 541-997-4444
or toll-free 1-877-997-3687

Phone Number: 541-997-2816

Information: Motel vouchers are available through Siuslaw Outreach Services for individuals in the greater Florence area. Vouchers are available if the overnight temperature drops below 32.

Registration: Call 541-997-2816

Emergency shelter options for those who are unhoused in Lane County.

https://www.lanecountyor.gov/government/county_departments/health_and_human_services/human_services_division/housing_and_human_services_programs/shelter_in_lane_county

There are local Facebook groups where individuals post personal experience about road conditions. Search the region or highway you are interested in and keep in mind, this is not official information. Tripcheck.org has the most up-to-date official information.

Watch Duty is a service powered by over 150 volunteers – firefighters, dispatchers, and first responders – who diligently monitor radio scanners and other official sources 24 hours a day to send you the most up-to-date information.

There is a WatchDuty app you can download to your device, or you can use it via a web browser.

https://www.watchduty.org/

The Oregon Hazards Lab operates a high-speed camera network that gives firefighters a new way to spot and track wildfires. Cameras are typically installed on top of tall mountains or high-rise buildings with 360-degree views of the surrounding landscape, enabling fire managers to watch the landscape, fire behavior, and weather in real-time or later through time-lapse footage. The Oregon Hazards Lab also has a suite of mobile deployment units, or portable camera kits that can be set up in response to new fires that spark outside the coverage area of our fixed camera network. 

Oregon DEQ Air Quality monitoring: https://aqi.oregon.gov/

AirNow provides a one-stop source for air quality data. The website and app highlight air quality in your local area first, while still providing air quality information at state and national views.

https://www.airnow.gov/

Florence Tsunami Evacuation Map: https://d3itl75cn7661p.cloudfront.net/dogami/tsubrochures/Florence_EvacBrochure_onscreen.pdf

Dunes City Tsunami Evacuation Map: https://d3itl75cn7661p.cloudfront.net/dogami/tsubrochures/DunesCity_EvacBrochure_onscreen.pdf

North Fork Siuslaw & Duncan Island Tsunami Evacuation Map: tsunami_evacuation_brochure_northfork_duncanisland (1)

Mapleton Tsunami Evacuation Map: tsunami_evacuation_brochure_Mapleton (1) 

Going to other coastal areas? Look at the general Tsunami Evacuation map and search the location: https://nvs.nanoos.org/TsunamiEvac

National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program is a coordinated U.S. national effort to mitigate the impact of tsunamis through public education, community response planning, hazard assessment, and warning coordination. https://www.weather.gov/nthmp/

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program educates volunteers about disaster preparedness for the hazards that may occur where they live.

You can become a CERT Leader. Training Classes are planned for twice yearly, Spring and Fall. Please contact the Florence CERT Coordinator to reserve your place in the next class.

Email CERT certsvfr@gmail.com

https://www.wlfea.org/cert/

Western Lane Fire & EMS Authority is a dedicated emergency services organization serving the communities of Western Lane County, Oregon. https://www.wlfea.org/

Office – 541-997-3212
Email – info@wlfea.org

West Lane Emergency Operations Group (WLEOG)

The mission of the West Lane Emergency Operations Group (WLEOG) is to educate, promote, and implement actions that eliminate and/or reduce long-term risk to human life and property from the effects of natural and man-made hazards, and to enhance our community’s capability to prepare, respond, and recover from such incidents through emergency preparedness.

This website is an educational resource for residents and visitors in western Lane County to learn about local hazards and the ways in which we as individuals and a community can prepare for and respond to them.

https://wleog.org/

Oregon Department of Emergency Management (ODEM)

Information about hazards and preparedness in the State of Oregon: 

https://www.oregon.gov/oem/hazardsprep/Pages/default.aspx

Northwest Interagency Coordination Center, emergency outlooks and predictive services: https://gacc.nifc.gov/nwcc/predict/outlook.aspx

Red Cross Oregon & Southwest Washington

https://www.redcross.org/local/oregon/get-help.html?srsltid=AfmBOooRaQOaS9hrZtzJCQdoMHDfEGh2BH3FOVT9b5CMdrVP-9rP7KgR

1-800-RED-CROSS