Disaster Management

Clackamas County Disaster Management

Newsletter June 2025

Greetings from the Clackamas County Disaster Management Team!

We are now launching a quarterly newsletter, with June as our first issue!

In This Newsletter Edition:

• Director's Note
• Wildfire Preparedness
• Evacuation Planning
• #ClackGoPrepared Campaign
• Trainings and Exercises

Director's Note

Text from Daniel

Spring Into Safety

Clackamas County Hosts Wildfire Evacuation Exercise Series with Local and Regional Partners

As wildfire season approaches, Clackamas County and its regional partners took coordinated steps to strengthen community readiness. Through a three-day Wildfire Evacuation Exercise Series held this spring, more than 40 departments and agencies across local, state, and federal levels came together to rehearse, evaluate, and enhance their wildfire evacuation response capabilities.

• Day 1: Evacuations, Alert & Warning
• Day 2: Emergency Operations Center Activation
• Day 3: Public Information and Joint Information System Operations

This exercise series brought together a diverse mix of responders and support agencies—from fire districts and emergency managers to utility companies, law enforcement, and communications teams. Participating organizations included Clackamas Fire, the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, National Weather Service, Portland General Electric, Oregon Department of Forestry, and many other critical partners.

The series not only examined operational coordination but also strengthened the relationships and shared understanding that form the backbone of regional disaster response. Through scenario-based collaboration, Clackamas County and its partners advanced their preparedness posture and reaffirmed their commitment to protecting lives, property, and natural resources during fire season.

#ClackGo PreparedEvacuation Planning

Recent disasters have highlighted the need for predefined evacuation zones to be used in emergencies to quickly delineate and communicate evacuation levels, avoiding the need to define new evacuation level boundaries in reaction to an emergency. To respond to this need, the County has identified and refined evacuation zones and routes as part of an all-hazard approach to evacuation planning.

Clackamas County Disaster Management is in the third and final phase of Evacuation Planning, focused on community engagement and a public communication campaign. This portion of the project aims to gather information about how Clackamas County residents are seeking information, the best ways to share time sensitive information with them, and attitudes toward disaster preparedness.

Clackamas County Disaster Management will share this evacuation preparedness information with the public as part of a campaign beginning May 27th.

Be ClackGO Prepared! Our community is stronger when we prepare together.

1. Sign up for Public Alerts
2. Know your routes! Evacuation Planning Maps will be made available to the public, hosted on the county website.
3. Build your ClackGO kit Begin pulling together a GO Kit in case they have to evacuate. We will provide a succinct check-list of items to include and consider.

We will be giving away check lists, stickers, first aid kits, flashlights, headlamps, and other ClackGO kit materials to help get people started at local community events.

We will be asking the public to share photos of themselves on social with the #ClackGOKit, to be entered into a drawing to win more expensive items to add to their go kit.

Trainings and Exercises

Oregon Training Offerings

Access the Evacuation Planning Maps below to know your routes. Print a copy for your ClackGO Kit!

 

Don't see your community listed or want to explore your neighborhood? Check out the interactive Evacuation Map.
This interactive map shows active incidents and allows you to enter your address to explore your roadways and neighborhood.

Our community is stronger when we prepare together. Take these steps now to help get your family ready and be ClackGO Prepared!

Being prepared means being equipped with the proper supplies you may need in the event of an emergency or disaster. Keep your supplies in an easy-to-carry emergency preparedness kit that you can keep at home and take with you in case you must evacuate.

Print this checklist in English | Español.

What do you need in your GO kit?

At a minimum, you should have the basic supplies listed below.

Water: one gallon per person, per day (3-day supply recommended for evacuation)

Food: non-perishable, easy-to-prepare items, and a can opener (3-day supply recommended for evacuation)

Blankets or sleeping bags

Frozen cold packs or water bags/bottle to keep food and medicine cold until you can get ice or refrigeration

Flashlight or headlamp

Battery-powered or hand-crank radio

Battery-powered watch or clock

Extra batteries for all supplies, including for medical equipment and oxygen tanks

First aid kit

Multi-purpose tool

Sanitation and personal hygiene items

Copies of personal documents

medication list and pertinent medical information

proof of address

deed/lease to home

identification, including passports, birth certificates, and state issued ID

insurance policies

financial records

Cell phone with chargers, including a car and/or solar charger

Family and emergency contact information

Extra cash

Emergency blanket

Printed map(s) of your neighborhood and area

After you gather those basic supplies for your kit, add unique things each member of your family may need, such as:

Medical supplies (if applicable): such as hearing aids with extra batteries, glasses, contact lenses, syringes, etc.

Medications (if applicable): 7-day supply

Pet supplies (if applicable):

collar and leash

food

carrier

bowl

Baby supplies (bottles, formula, baby food, diapers)

Games and activities for children

Two-way radios

Extra set of car keys and house keys

You should also consider adding these things to your kit:

Whistle

N95 or surgical masks

Matches

Rain gear

Towels

Work gloves

Tools/supplies for securing your home

Extra clothing, hat and sturdy shoes

Plastic sheeting

Duct tape

Scissors

Household liquid bleach

Entertainment items, like games and cards

(Based on Red Cross Survival Kit Supplies list)

Our community is stronger when we prepare together. Take these steps now to help get your family ready and be ClackGO Prepared!

Our community is stronger when we prepare together.

Take these steps now to help get your family ready and be ClackGO Prepared!

There are currently no active alerts in Clackamas County.