Online resources
Portland General Electric
Wildfire Safety and Prevention contains information relevant to preparedness activities, PGE’s Wildfire Mitigation Plan and FAQs about how to prepare for wildfire.
Wildfire Season: How You Can Prepare is dedicated to information specific to customer preparedness including how to create an emergency plan and a summer outage kit.
Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) focuses on PSPS-specific information, how it works, what to expect, and why PGE would need to call one.
PSPS Multi-Language Information is a page where you can find wildfire safety and PSPS information in 15 different languages.
PGE’s Wildfire Safety Media Gallery is a resource available to the public where we have photos, video and b-roll.
State of Oregon
Oregon’s Department of Emergency Management has resources for businesses, including a checklist to evaluate preparedness steps, what to do during and immediately after a disruptive emergency event and ways to recover. Be Two Weeks Ready is a resource everyone can use to prepare for emergencies.
Use ORAlert.gov to sign up for your county’s emergency notifications. You can opt-in to receive critical emergency messages via email, phone call, and text during times of disasters. We recommend you sign up for any county you regularly spend time in.
The Oregon State Fire Marshal is a great resource for ways to prepare your home or business for wildfire season, including building defensible space to help prevent the spread of wildfire.
Regional and National
The Regional Disaster Preparedness Organization’s Critical Safety Messages page provides over 1,200 messages covering 16 topics in 32 languages. You can use these messages to create social media content, emergency alerts, website information and educational flyers before and during natural disasters and other emergencies.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency provides a planning guide for businesses that includes a range of planning tools, including power outage toolkits and a guide specifically designed for healthcare facilities. Ready.gov provides information in multiple languages for individuals to plan and prepare for wildfires.
Watch Duty is a non-profit organization that shares public safety information in real-time from verified sources.
The American Red Cross provides resources you can use to learn about wildfire safety and preparedness toolkits with checklists available in nine languages to support planning.
Collateral
You can find these documents and additional content for download on our Wildfire Safety and Prevention page.
Wildfire Safety and Prevention info sheet
This one-pager provides an overview of PGE’s year-round focus on wildfire protection and steps customers can take to get prepared.
Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) info sheet
This one-pager provides an overview of what a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) is, the conditions that would lead to one and where PGE is most likely to shut off power.
This document highlights the general steps of a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) to help set expectations and educate customers on how a PSPS works.
This is a comprehensive brochure with wildfire season preparedness tips and information.