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How do I sign up for Flash Alert?

Updated October 11, 2022

PCC now has its own system for alerting students by text message.

  1. Go to the Emergency Preparedness and Response website.
  2. Scroll down to Sign up for Emergency Notifications.
  3. Click Portland Community College for emergency notifications.
  4. Log in.
  5. Enter Portland Community College.
  6. Ensure your contact information is accurate or add additional email addresses and mobile numbers.
  7. Test your mobile numbers and email addresses using the TEST button.
  8. Log out when you confirm all notifications are working for all your email addresses and mobile numbers.

Signing up for Flash Alert is simple, just go to the Flash Alert website.

Flash Alert is a free service that PCC students, staff, and faculty can sign up for to get college closure information and warnings by email or as a text message. Flash Alert is used by college officials to warn about any emergency, from a common power outage or snowstorm to an active shooter or earthquake.

  1. Go to the Flash Alert website.
  2. Click?a region (e.g. Portland/Vancouver/Salem).
  3. Choose an Organization Category (or use the search feature to narrow your focus).
  4. Select a topic, such as Colleges and Universities -Public, or Clackamas County Schools
    1. Choose Portland Community College (or whatever interests you)
  5. Enter?your email address?where indicated.
  6. Check the box for Emergency Alerts and click Subscribe.?