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Category: Emergency Preparedness

BEECN Volunteers for Post Disaster Communication

Post author By NWNW
Post date March 24, 2016

A Basic Earthquake Emergency Communications Node (BEECN) is a place to go in Portland neighborhoods after a major quake to ask for emergency assistance or to report severe damage or injury. Cell phones, landlines, texting and internet service are not resilient enough to endure the damage anticipated from a Cascadia Subduction Zone Quake. The 48 […]

Emergency Preparedness Event News

Planning for Real Workshop

Post author By NWNW
Post date March 10, 2016

Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan Portland’s Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan looks at Portland’s risks from natural hazards, and identifies strategies to make the city more resilient. Public Meeting Saturday, April 23rd, 2016 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm Lincoln High School Cafeteria 1600 SW Salmon, Portland, OR 97205 Why should you attend? Get to know your natural hazard risks. […]

City Emergency Preparedness News

PBEM – Tell us how you prepare!

Post author By NWNW
Post date February 8, 2016

Tell us how you prepare! (Win a $150 emergency kit! WOW!) Preparedness survey to guide projects designed to reduce risk from natural hazards There’s work we can do now, together, to reduce our risks from natural hazards like floods, earthquakes, landslides, storms and wildfires. We can’t do it all and we can’t do it all […]