Emergency Preparedness

When a disaster strikes, Milwaukians will have to count on each other in the community, workplace, and at home in order to be safe until responders arrive.

Oregon's Office of Emergency Management (OEM) encourages everyone to prepare themselves to be on their own for a minimum of two weeks. This lessens the strain on emergency responders who need to focus limited resources on injured and other vulnerable populations immediately following a disaster.

Visit OEM’s Two Weeks Ready  website at www.oregon.gov/oem/hazardsprep/Pages/2-Weeks-Ready.aspx for information about how to prepare!

September is National Preparedness Month. For more information, visit ready.gov/september