SPNA Neighborhood Association Public Safety Information (updated 7/22/2025)
City of Portland/ Multnomah County 24 Hour Emergency Numbers
Behavioral Health Crisis Line/ Project Respond
(503) 988-4888
Behavioral Health Crisis Line/ Portland Street Response
Call 911 to access. Operates citywide from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. 7 days a week.
Downed Trees
(503) 823-8733 (TREE) Option 1
Sewer Repair Emergencies
(503) 823-1700
Hazardous Spill Reporting Hotline
(503) 823-7180
Traffic Signal Outage Hotline
(503) 823-1700
Water Main Breaks
(503) 823-4874
Animal Control:
(503) 988-7387
Other Helpful Numbers:
Suicide and Crisis: 988 (when people call or text 988 they will be connected to trained counselors from existing National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Network)
Immediate Threat to Life or Property (Police/Fire/Medical): Call 911! You can also call 911 to triage an emergent mental health crisis- they will connect to the appropriate agency.
Reporting Homeless Camps: Dial 311 or use PDXreporter.org
PDXreporter.org connects to the city Rapid Response clean-up team which has been very responsive and helpful.
Reporting Graffiti: (503) 823-8578 or use PDXreporter.org
Broken or Lifted Sidewalks: City Sidewalk Repair (503)823-1711
Non-Emergency Hotline: (503) 823-3333. This connects to all Multnomah County Police and Fire Districts.
Poison Control: 1.800.222.1222 http://www.ohsu.edu/poison/
Portland General Electric/ Power Outage or Downed Power Lines: (503)464.7777 or 1-800.544.1795 PGE's automated outage reporting system will give you up-to-the-minute information about the outage.
Pacific Power: 1.877.508.5088
Northwest Natural Gas/ Suspected Gas Leak: Call NW Natural (from a phone NOT INSIDE the building with the leak) at 1.800.882.337
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