And to anyone / everyone that is on the USA West coast and western states, I hope you guys are sage and well protected,
Keep trying those rain dances for a heavy downpour . Stay safe. -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Cristóbal Muñoz Sent: Saturday, 12 September 2020 5:00 am To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: looking for accessible apps for emergency info, wildfire especially. I live in Portland Oregon Because this is the world we now live in, for those who are in San Bernardino County her in Southern California, this site where you can register to receive emergency alerts via phone, text or email may also be useful http://www.sbcounty.gov/SBCFire/TENS/TENSContact.aspx?utm_content=buffer776be&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=buffer I'd have to imagine that other counties have similar set ups. Also, I find that of the social media platforms, Twitter's best with giving updates inn real time for this sort of stuff. Some accounts I follow are: CA Fire Scanner (@CAFireScanner), Daniel Swain (@Weather_West), San Bernardino National Forest (@SanBernardinoNF), SB County Fire (@SBCOUNTYFIRE). There are others out there of course, but these are the ones that are more focused on my area/state. I also follow my local city and police/sheriff accounts. I bailed out on Facebook last year because as it was getting too toxic for my taste and NextDoor is more gossipy and prone to rumors and doesn't really give any information that's faster or more relevant than the accounts I already follow for this sort of stuff. I don’t' really do police scanners so can't comment on that. Stay safe everyone. Cristóbal -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Teresa Christian Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2020 11:45 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: looking for accessible apps for emergency info, wildfire especially. I live in Portland Oregon Thanks everyone! I so appreciate all the helpful info. I ended up calling AIRA and getting them to help me get signed up on the public alerts website. There was also a spot to register as a blind person. I have resisted that in the passed but went a head and did it tonight. It sounds like my question was helpful for several other people. I don't read all of the emails on this list, but I read quite a few of them. I don't say much too often but every time I have there is always useful help and I greatly appreciate that. To Richard Turner, you are a very good JAWS user, lol, a trainer, so if even you found both the KXL and Red Cross sites impossible, I know it wasn't just lack of skill on my part. Yay! I found the number for the Red Cross and plan to call and ask about shelters. Yes we are not on any alerts, but by the time we would be, it would be too late to figure something out. Planning helps me not feel quite as anxious. Also the alert system is set up with sighted folks with cars so for those of us who don't have car access it would be too late if we waited to leave at the level 3 alert. That one is leave right now. The fire probably won't get this far into town, but with the way fires are these days, how crazy fast and crazy huge, you never know. Santa Rosa California mostly burned a couple of years ago the population there is 175 thousand in the city proper and a lot more in the outlying areas. It has burned to the ground several little towns here in Oregon and Washington, well California for that matter. Again, thanks for all the help guys! Teresa☺ Teresa☺ On 9/10/20, Simon A Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote: > Hi Teresa, > > Sorry to hear you guys are having it rough, > > Take care. > > As for apps > Is there no kind of civil emergency app for your state or city that > might help? > > Possibly you could talk to your local council if you have one about > what the best options are in your situation. > > Take care over there and don't play with fire. > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Teresa Christian > Sent: Friday, 11 September 2020 9:33 am > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: looking for accessible apps for emergency info, wildfire > especially. I live in Portland Oregon > > I'm in Portland Oregon and as I'm sure you've hear on the news we are > having crazy wild fires. > > I am having trouble finding a good way to get up to the minute info. > > Most of the resources have maps and as we all know those are not > accessible. > > Also, a radio station here said on their website they have listed Red > Cross centers to go tobut I didn't find anything on the website that > gives that info. 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