Think about your connections and the online communities you’re already a part of, so you can share updates and information when something happens.
Do today:
Create a Facebook Group with friends and family so you can send messages and be prepared together.
In an emergency:
Post a status letting everyone know you are ok. Stay connected to the City of Albany for information and assistance.
Do today:
Follow the City's twitter account: @cityofalbany
In an emergency:
Post about your safety and the conditions in your area. Use a hashtag like #AlbanyOREmergency to include your tweets in the crowdsourced emergency feed.
Nixle
Do today:
Sign up online or text 97321 to 888-777
In an emergency:
Stay informed of situations in the city during events.
Linn-Benton Alert Emergency Notification System
Do today:
Sign up online
In an emergency:
Stay informed of situations in the city and region during events.
Save documents to the cloud
Do today:
Scan personal information like insurance, medical, and identification information and save digital copies in the cloud through services like:
In an emergency:
Retrieve your information remotely in case you can’t get home or if your documents are lost.
Connect offline
Social networks don’t need to come from an internet connection, reach out to the connections you already have:
- Friends in the neighborhood
- Book club
- Coworkers
- Your congregation
- Your softball team
Together our city is stronger, these connections make it happen!
