Become a Disaster Resource Center

Become a partner in the County’s life-saving work!

Multnomah County Emergency Management (MCEM) is always looking for additional facilities to host Disaster Resource Centers (DRCs). These sites offer life-saving services to the most vulnerable members of our community during events such as heatwaves, wildfire smoke events, ice and snow, temporary evacuations, earthquakes and more.

If your organization or one you know of is interested in partnering with Multnomah County to provide a space as a Disaster Resource Center, please fill out our interest form or submit a recommendation (multco.us/become-a-drc). Multnomah County fully staffs and supplies its DRCs during emergency activations.

If you have any questions, please contact us at (503) 988-5952 or email us at eoc.facilitiesunit@multco.us. All County DRCs must be ADA-accessible.

If you do not have an eligible facility but are still interested in supporting a Disaster Resource Center, consider joining our response as a DRC community volunteer (https://multco.us/info/volunteer-county-emergency-shelter).

Left: Kellogg Middle School, a Multnomah County cooling center in August 2021. Right: Three cooling center staff sit at a welcome table at Congregation Beth Israel, July 2024. (Photos courtesy of Multnomah County Emergency Management)