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Inclement Weather/Emergency Information

If the College closes due to inclement weather or an emergency situation, an announcement of the closure will be made via radio and television networks. The stations that will carry College closure information are attached. Once a decision has been made regarding closure, a notice will also be posted on the Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) Web site and the College answering machine.

Every effort will be made to have public announcements about closures or late openings made by 5:30 a.m. If a closure occurs during normal business hours, a decision will be made to close by 4 p.m. that day. This procedure is in effect seven days a week except holidays or when the College is normally closed. A closure announcement about MHCC includes all College classes, athletic events, activities and educational centers, including the Bruning Center, Maywood Park, East Multnomah County Head Start and other College locations, unless specified. If it is necessary to close a specific activity or facility, the announcement will be specific in that regard.

Please post this announcement in all College office areas and share this information with students and part-time staff. Thank you for your help in distributing this important information about the Colleges closure announcement process.

ANNOUNCEMENTS	MEANS
MHCC CLOSED	A total College closure is in effect. All College classes, events, games, etc., are cancelled for the entire day and/or evening. Except for designated emergency crews, College personnel do not report to work. College gates will be locked to allow emergency crews to operate.
MHCC OPENS LATE	A temporary College closure is in effect until the noted time that is announced. Except for designated emergency crews, students and College personnel will report to classes or work at the noted time. For example, if the College opens at 10 a.m., students should report to their regularly scheduled 10 a.m. or later classes/labs. All classes/labs scheduled prior to 10 a.m. are cancelled. College gates will be locked until 30 minutes prior to the opening time to allow emergency crews to operate.

Note: Closure decisions are made with regards to conditions on or near the Gresham Campus and do not necessarily reflect conditions or roads in the region, county or state. Generally, the College will be closed for inclement weather when the Gresham area local school districts are closed

School Announcement Network
In the event of hazardous weather or other emergencies, the following radio and TV stations will carry school schedule change information:
FM Radio		AM Radio
89.1 KMHD	99.5 KWJJ The Wolff	620 KDBZ
89.9 KBPS	100.3 KKRZ Z100	750 KXLAM
91.5 KOPB	101.1 KUFO	860 KPAM
92.3 KGON	101.9 KINK	940 KWBY (Spanish)
94.7 KNRK	103.3 KKCW K-103	1040 KXPD
95.1 KSND (Spanish)	104.1 KFIS The Fish	1190 KEX
97.1 KYCH (Charlie)	105.1 KRSK Rosie 105
98.7 KUPL	106.7 KLHT

	TV STATIONS			WEB ADDRESSES
	2 (KATU) 6 (KOIN)	8 (KGW) 12 (KPTV)		www.flashalert.net (free service - registration required) www.oregonlive.com (Oregonian online) www.mhcc.edu (As changes occur, updates will be announced on the home page of the MHCC Web site.)

Inclement Weather/Emergency Information

School Announcement Network