Current Emergency Information

Contact Information

Emergency Management

Renton, WA 98057

In an emergency, Renton Emergency Management will attempt to post updates on Twitter, Facebook, and Nextdoor. Along with the City of Renton's Twitter and Facebook accounts, the Renton Police Department, and the Renton Regional Fire Authority Twitter accounts for additional emergency information.

Current Situation:

Page updated at 2:06 p.m. on 12/2

Please visit the PSE and Seattle City Light outage maps for updates. If the outage maps show power restored to your area but are still out of power, you will need to re-report the outage to PSE or Seattle City Light.

For additional resources and a place to ask questions, please visit the city's engagement platform at Your Voice Renton.

Safety messages:

If your power is out:

To stay warm when power is out, follow these tips from Public Health Seattle - King County to stay warm during the outage.

For food safety during and after a power outage, follow these guidelines from the CDC.

If traffic lights are out treat the intersection as a four-way stop.

See downed power lines? Call 911.

The city cannot perform clean-up work on private property unless the damage or debris is caused by trees identified as city-owned, originating from city property, or the public right-of-way. Report debris and trees that have fallen from public property or onto the road within Renton city limits using Renton Responds.

To receive emergency alerts for your area, sign up for ALERT Renton.

For more information on human service resources, road closures, debris management, facility closures, and utility disruptions, view the information below.

For life threatening emergencies, call 9-1-1 right away. If 9-1-1 is not working, call the non-emergency number at 425-235-2121 and provide your location information.

Utilities

Current Situation:

There are no impacts to the public pretraining to water, sewage, and garbage. See below detail on tracking outages and estimates times for power to return. If your power is recorded as returned and it is still out, please resubmit an outage report to your power provider.

Republic Services is operating normally as of now. Access to the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill has been restored, and the landfill is now able to accept commercial loads.

PLEASE NOTE: King County's Solid Waste Division will temporarily pause free storm debris collection at its transfer stations until December 7 due to lack of capacity and the overwhelming demand for disposal services following the region’s recent windstorm.

King County expects to resume free collection of yard waste and woody debris at its transfer stations on Saturday, December 7. They will still waive the standard yard waste recycling fee for King County residents at the following transfer stations:

Bow Lake (Tukwila)

Cedar Falls

Enumclaw

Factoria (Bellevue)

Shoreline

Vashon

If customers do not want to wait until Saturday, residents can have their yard debris collected for a fee at the locations above during normal business hours. Call ahead for costs.

Resources:

Water

For water emergencies, contact the Public Works Water Division at 425-430-7400 or [email protected].

Sewer

For wastewater emergencies, contact Public Works Wastewater Division at 425-430-7400 or [email protected]

Electricity, Gas, and Power

Electricity, gas, and power services are provided by Puget Sound Energy for most of the city, with some residents served by Seattle City Light.
- Puget Sound Power Outage Map
- Seattle City Light Outage Map

If you smell gas or suspect a gas leak, evacuate the area and call 9-1-1 from a cell phone right away.

Garbage and Debris Removal

Service interruptions to regular garbage service due to weather conditions or other disruptions are posted by Republic Services. For questions, please reach out to Republic Services at 206-777-6440.

Streets

Current Situation:

There are no street closures.

Reminders:

To report roads blocked by fallen trees or abandoned cars, call the Renton Police non-emergency number at 425-235-2121.
Planned road closures are posted on the Impact Traffic Report page.
See Renton snow routes for plowing and sanding information. Plowing is complete on primary and secondary arterials, first before addressing neighborhoods. Some roads cannot be plowed because cars are in the way.
For additional information on winter preparations and processes performed by the city's Streets Maintenance Division, visit our winter prep webpage.

Shelters

Current Situation:

There is no severe weather shelter activation in Renton. To find a warming center and/or charging station near you, visit King County's website.

Severe Weather Shelter Information:

The Severe Weather Shelter is located at St. Anthony's Parish Rec Hall, 501 S. 4th, Renton, WA 98057. When open:

Hours: 9 p.m. - 7 a.m.

Maximum capacity of 40

Drop-ins are welcome

Separate area for men, women, and families

Snacks/food/warm beverages will be provided

Mats and blankets will be provided

The shelter is operated by REACH staff

Severe Weather Shelters are activated when one or more of these conditions is present:

Daily high temperature is forecast to be 35°F or below and daily low temperature is forecast to be 30°F or below for one or more days.

Snow accumulation expected to exceed four (4) inches in depth.

Other conditions deemed severe enough to present substantial threat to the life or health of homeless persons

At least one other shelter in South King County has been activated.

Overnight shelters are not operated during extreme heat / the warmer weather months.

For questions about severe weather shelter activation for our unhoused population, please contact our Human Services Division.

For other Severe Weather Shelters in King County, visit King County Regional Homeless Authority (KCRHA). In addition, visit Center of Hope for emergency shelter information.

Weather

For current weather alerts and information in Renton see the National Weather Service seven day forecast.

National Weather Service Flood Stages of Cedar River at Landsburg

National Weather Service Flood Stages of Green River near Auburn

Bus Services

Disruptions to regular bus and transportation services are posted by King County Metro.

Human Services

Current Situation:

For those delaying with bad food due to the extended power outage, review the following resources for food access in the area:

Renton Salvation Army Food Bank

Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank

For food purchased or replaced using EBT can be reimbursed. See instructions from the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) for more information.

If your property was damaged by the windstorm, owners are urged to apply for tax relief. Fill out the Property Tax Relief Form online.

For additional resources and information visit the Human Services page.

Facilities

Current Situation:

Don Persson Renton Senior Activity Center is open beginning Monday, November 25.

Renton Community Center is still operating normal business hours (7 a.m. to 8 p.m.).

The airport administration office is open.

These city facilities are currently operating on normal hours.

Recreation Programs

In the case of inclement weather (i.e. snow, flooding, heavy winds), the City of Renton recreation facilities and programming follow the guidelines established by the Renton School District (i.e. if school is two hours late, morning programs and activities are canceled).
Please call the city’s inclement weather line at 425-430-6719 for updated building and program information.

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