How the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) Works

 

 

For the North Willamette Valley (Portland/Vancouver) Operational Area:

 

2026_Portland-Vancouver_RMT_Schedule as a PDF file

2026_Portland-Vancouver_RMT_Schedule as a DOCX file

2026_Portland-Vancouver_RMT_Schedule as an XLSX file

2026 Portland/Vancouver “Odd Month” Daytime RMT Schedule

All tests sent at 10:15 AM

Month/Date	Day	Makeup RMT	Originator
January 7th	Wednesday	Tuesday, January 13th	Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency
March 5th	Thursday	Wednesday, March 11th	Clackamas County Emergency Management
May 5th	Tuesday	Monday, May 11th	Multnomah County Emergency Management
July 7th	Tuesday	Monday, July 13th	Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency
September 7th	Monday	Monday, September 14th	Clackamas County Emergency Management
November 5th	Thursday	Tuesday, November 10th	Multnomah County Emergency Management

2026 Oregon “Even Month” Night time RMT Schedule

All tests sent at 12:15 AM, except for October, which is at 10:15 AM for the annual Great Oregon Shakeout drill.

See https://www.shakeout.org/oregon/ for details.

Month/Date	Day	Makeup RMT	Originator
February 5th	Thursday	Wednesday, October 11th	Oregon Department of Emergency Management
April 7th	Tuesday	Monday, April 13th	Oregon Department of Emergency Management
June 5th	Friday	Thursday, June 11th	Oregon Department of Emergency Management
August 5th	Wednesday	Tuesday, August 11th	Oregon Department of Emergency Management
October 15th	Thursday	Wednesday, October 21st	NOAA Weather Radio
December 7th	Monday	Monday, December 14th	Oregon Department of Emergency Management

 

Oregon State EAS Plan v15.0 Nov. 2022 as a DOCX file

Oregon State EAS Plan v15.0 Nov_2022 as a PDF file

Oregon Monitoring Assignments REV 9-18-25 saved as Excel 97-2003 Workbook

Coordination of tests, and information for broadcast stations and cable companies in Oregon and Clark County, WA, is available on an e-mail list.

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