Publications Available for Download

This page lists emergency preparedness documents that you can download. Materials in English are listed by topic. Some materials are available in additional languages, as noted.

• To request materials for an event, please fill out and submit the Materials Request form. We will do our best to fill order requests. All requests are based on availability of materials. Someone from our office should get back to you within a week of submitting the form.
• Other materials are available from local and regional agencies, organizations, and companies: Oregon Office of Emergency Management Preparedness Publications, Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) Publications Center, NW Natural Gas publications requests, Pacific Power resource center, Portland General Electric educational materials for schools, Regional Water Providers Consortium resources page.

Earthquakes

• Earthquake Primer - English (1.46 MB)
• Living on Shaky Ground: How to Survive Earthquakes and Tsunamis in Oregon
• Without Warning! Earthquake Comic 

Flooding

• https://www.ready.gov/floods
• FEMA guidance on Cleaning Flooded Buildings 
• Red Cross - Repairing Your Flooded Home
• www.floodsmart.gov. (Insurance Inquiries)

General Preparedness

• My Pocket Plan
• Map Your Neighborhood: Building and Strengthening Disaster Readiness Among Neighbors
• Prepare! A Resource Guide
• Your Emergency Cue Card
• Preparedness 101 Zombie Pandemic, a novella (11.82 MB)
• Connection is Protection.  Get Neighborhood Ready
• Preparing Makes Sense - FEMA
• Get a Kit - FEMA
• Commuter Emergency Plan - FEMA
• Family Emergency Supplies Calendar
• Emergency Financial First Aid Toolkit
• Emergency Financial First Aid Checklists and Forms
• Safeguard Critical Documents and Valuables
• Document and Insure Your Property
• Shelter-in-Place Guidance - FEMA
• PublicAlerts - Gather Emergency Supplies
• Red Cross Disaster Preparedness Calendar

General Preparedness - Children

• Family Home Childcare Disaster Handbook (263.82 KB)
• Childcare Center Disaster Handbook (261.35 KB)
• Family Preparedness

General Preparedness - People With Disabilities

• Ready Now! Emergency Preparedness Tool Kit For People with Disabilities
• Prepare for Emergencies Now: Information for People Living with Disabilities
• Take 5 to Survive
• Disability Specific Emergency Kits Contents for Persons with Disabilities
• Public Alerts: Additional Needs
• Upstream Access
• ADA Nation Network’s Emergency Power Planning Checklist
• University of Colorado Denver Medical Device Power Calculator

Videos:

• General Emergency Preparedness (Accessible Emergency Information) ~23 minutes
• Disaster Sanitation ASL Version (Accessible Emergency Information) ~6 minutes
• Natural Disaster Resources: Dealing with Anxiety (Autism Speaks) ~2 minutes
• If You Have a Mobility Disability (The Great ShakeOut) ~8 minutes
• READY NOW! Emergency Preparedness Tool Kit For People with Disabilities (Oregon Health Sciences University) ~38 minutes
• Preparing for the Unexpected: Emergency Preparedness for Individuals with Disabilities (FEMA) ~1 hour 12 minutes

General Preparedness - Pets

• Family Pet Emergency Plan (80.96 KB)
• Including Your Pets in Disaster Preparedness Plans
• Get Pets Ready and Licensed 
• Livestock Registration Form
• Low Cost Services and Resources for Pets
• Oregon Livestock Council Brochure

General Preparedness - Businesses

• Preparedness Scorecard for Businesses
• PBEM - Resources for Small Businesses 

General Preparedness - Water

• Include Water In Your Emergency Kit
• How to access water from your water heater during an emergency

General Preparedness - Latrines

• Emergency Toilet Guidebook
• Pee/Poo Sticker
• Public Alerts - Have a Toilet Plan
• PHLUSH Emergency Sanitation
• What is a Latrine?

Landslides

• A Homeowner's Guide to Landslides (3.27 MB)
• Preparing for Landslide Hazards: A Land Use Guide for Oregon Communities
• Quick Reference - Preparing for Landslide Hazards: A Land Use Guide for Oregon Communities

Tsunamis

• Living on Shaky Ground: How to Survive Earthquakes and Tsunamis in Oregon
• Without Warning! Tsunami, Dark Horse Comics (5.76 MB)
• Tsunami Evacuation Maps - Oregon

Volcanoes

• Volcanic Ash Fall — A "Hard Rain" of Abrasive Particles
• U.S. Geological Survey's Alert-Notification System for Volcanic Activity
• Mount Hood — History and Hazards of Oregon's Most Recently Active Volcano
• Mount St. Helens, 1980 to Now — What's Going on?

Wildfire

• Your Personal Wildland Fire Action Guide
• City of Portland Reducing the Risk of Wildfire
• City of Portland Firewise Community Program
• City of Portland Wildfire Hazard Areas - Residential Structures and Landscaping
• Oregon Health Authority Wildfire Preparedness Fact Sheets (Multiple Languages) 
• EPA Smoke-Ready Community Toolbox
• Smoke Ready Okanogan 

Español (Spanish)

• Earthquake Primer - Spanish (1.36 MB)
• La vida en zonas sísmicas: Cómo sobrevivir terremotos y tsunamis en Oregón (Living on Shaky Ground)
• Mi plan de bolsillo: Cómo crear un valioso plan de acción familiar para emergencias (My Pocket Plan)
• ¡Prepárate! GUÍA DE RECURSO (Prepare! A Resource Guide)
• ¡SIN PREVIO AVISO! (Without Warning! Earthquake Comic)
• Without Warning! Tsunami Comic (en español)
• Que es una letrina? (What is a Latrine?)
• Pee/Poo sticker - Spanish
• Inodoro de emergencia (Pee/Poo Twin Bucket System Stickers)
• Kit de Primeros Auxilios Financieros de Emergencia
• Cruz Roja
• Afrontando el trauma y los desastres naturales

русский (Russian)

• Earthquake Primer - Russian (1.48 MB)
  (Earthquakes in Oregon: When the shaking starts)
• What's a Latrine? - Russian
• PEE/POO Stickers - Russian

中文 (Simplified Chinese)

• Earthquake Primer - Russian (1.48 MB)
  (Earthquakes in Oregon: When the shaking starts)
• What's a Latrine?
• PEE/POO  Stickers

Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)

• Earthquake Primer - Vietnamese (1.4 MB)
  (Earthquakes in Oregon: When the shaking starts)
• All Hazards Emergency Preparedness
• What's a Latrine?
• PEE/POO Stickers

Українська (Ukrainian)

• What's a Latrine?
• PEE/POO Stickers

한국어 (Korean)

• Earthquake Primer - Korean (1.53 MB)
  (Earthquakes in Oregon: When the shaking starts)
• What's a Latrine?
• PEE/POO Stickers

Soomaali (Somali)

• earthquake-primer-somali.pdf (1.38 MB)
  (Earthquakes in Oregon: When the shaking starts)
• What's a Latrine?
• PEE/POO Stickers

日本語 (Japanese)

• Earthquake Primer - Japanese (1.52 MB)
  (Earthquakes in Oregon: When the shaking starts)

العربية (Arabic)

• Earthquake Primer - Arabic (1.43 MB)
  (Earthquakes in Oregon: When the shaking starts)

Karen

• Earthquake Primer - Karen (2.12 MB)

नेपाली (Nepali)

• Earthquake Primer - Nepali (1.46 MB)

Multiple Languages

• After a Disaster: FEMA publishes this guide on where families can get help after disaster strikes -- in 24 languages.
• Disaster Preparedness: This nonprofit group of universities publishes emergency preparedness materials on a range of topics, in more than 20 languages.
• Basic Preparedness: The City of Seattle publishes these simple materials in 19 languages.