Seasonal severe weather information
- Help for When It’s Hot: Hot weather updates, cooling space information and printable/shareable safety tips
- Care for When It’s Cold: Cold weather updates, warming space information and printable/shareable safety tips
- Stay safe during smoke and wildfire season (multco.us/smoke): Air quality updates, tips to improve indoor air when it’s smoky due to wildfires
Summer resources for managers of multi-family and multi-tenant properties
Help residents prepare for heat
- Take steps to prepare homes, such as using sun-blocking curtains. (Spanish version)
- Consider creating a misting station.
- Find multilingual tips to print in different languages to distribute or post in common areas.
- If you have a common area, is it air conditioned? Can it be a cooling space for residents who lack air conditioning?
- Encourage residents on Medicaid/OHP to check on their eligibility for programs that might help with getting a cooling unit:
- Health Share of Oregon recipients: Call 503-416-8090 to ask for help with obtaining a fan, air conditioner or air purifier
- Other people on OHP: Call OHP Client Services at 1-800-273-0557 to find out which insurance provide to contact about eligibility.
Preparedness & Heat Resilience Panel webinar for property managers
Air quality, fire and smoke resources
- Oregon DEQ Air Quality Map
- AirNow Fire and Smoke Map
- Air Quality and Health: Learn about what makes air unhealthy and what you can do.
- National Fire Protection Association Firewise
Other climate and environmental risk resilience resources
Multnomah County Department of County Human Services
- Sign up for hot weather notices and other tips for managers and residents from Multnomah County.
- Weatherization program: No-cost improvements for eligible households, including: ceiling, wall and floor insulation; furnace inspection; heating duct; air sealing; and ventilation
- Water Leak Repair (City of Portland program)
- Aging, Disability and Resource Connection helpline: Call 503-988-3646 for 24-hour information and assistance for older people, people with disabilities and caregivers.
- General information about the Department of County Human Services
Multnomah County Office of Sustainability
- Energy bill resources and discounts for tenants
- PropertyFit: Energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrade financing program for commercial, multifamily and industrial property owners
- Information about energy shutoff protections for households
- General information about the Office of Sustainability
Multnomah County Office of Emergency Management
- Request a presentation, training or materials from the Office of Emergency Management
- Printable emergency preparedness publications
- General information about the Office of Emergency Management
Multnomah County Health Department
- Healthy Home Guide for Landlords and Tenants
- Keeping Your Home Healthy: Learn about common health hazards and how to prevent illness and injury.
- Rental unit inspection: Contact Multnomah County’s Healthy Homes & Communities program at 503-988-8657 or healthyhomes@multco.us to request more information about inspection reports and processes.
- Lead Poisoning Prevention: Lead poisoning is preventable. Learn ways to reduce risk at home and get help with lead questions.
- Climate and Health: Learn about the connections between climate change and health, including information about regional Climate and Health dashboards and the Heat Vulnerability Index.
- General Information about Environmental Health
Additional preparedness resources
- Emergency water supply: Encourage residents to plan emergency water storage — however much their space and budget allows!
- Create defensible spaces against the spread of fires.
- Sign up for Public Alerts about emergency events in your areas, in your preferred language.
- “Ahead of the curve: Planning for heat, climate impacts” story about planning for heat
- “Multnomah County partners with landlords, property managers well ahead of the heat” video