Portland is served by city, county, and regional emergency agencies.
## Emergency phone number - **Call 911** for police, fire, or medical emergencies in Portland and throughout the United States. - **Call 988** for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
## Police - **Portland Police Bureau (PPB)** is the municipal police department. - **Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office** has countywide responsibilities including courthouse and jail functions. - Regional and state support may also come from the **Oregon State Police** when needed.
## Fire and rescue - **Portland Fire & Rescue** provides fire suppression, rescue, hazardous materials response, and first-response medical aid. - Fire stations are distributed across the city, including river and industrial response capabilities important to Portland’s harbor and bridges.
## Ambulance and emergency medical transport - Emergency medical response is provided through **Portland Fire & Rescue** and regional ambulance services coordinated through the 911 system. - Major hospitals with emergency departments include **OHSU**, **Legacy Emanuel**, **Providence Portland**, **Providence St. Vincent**, and **Adventist Health Portland**.
## Disaster management - The **Portland Bureau of Emergency Management** coordinates preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery planning. - Key regional hazards include **earthquakes**, **winter storms**, **heat events**, **wildfire smoke**, **flooding**, and infrastructure disruption. - Multnomah County and Metro-area agencies also support disaster planning, public alerts, and sheltering.
## Public safety notes - Portland has a well-developed emergency management structure, but residents are often encouraged to maintain home emergency kits because Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake risk is a major long-term planning concern.
