EAS For Portland-Vancouver and Oregon

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

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

2025_Generic_EAS_Test_Template as a DOCX file

2025_Generic_EAS_Test_Template as a PDF file

2025_Broadcast_Calendar

2025 Portland/Vancouver “Odd Month” Daytime RMT Schedule.

All tests are at 10:15 AM

MONTH / DATE	DAY	Make-up RMT	Originator





November 5^th	Wednesday	Tuesday November 11^th	Multnomah County

2025 Oregon “Even Month” Night time RMT Schedule

Tests are originated at 12:15 AM by the Oregon Department of Emergency Management,

except for October, which is originated by NOAA Weather Radio.

MONTH / DATE	DAY / TIME	Make-up RMT




October 16th	Thursday 10:16 AM	Friday October 31^th
December 5^th	Friday	Thursday December 11^th

The October Monthly Test is scheduled as part of the “Great Shakeout” exercise, and is originated by NOAA Weather Radio.

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

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.

To subscribe, e-mail the_secretary@sbe124.org – subject to qualifications.