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Community Organizations Prepare for Wildfire Smoke

September 26, 2023 3:19 pm News article

Early Morning Warning Reached More People than Intended

Approximately 10,100 phone numbers and email addresses received this notification when it was intended to reach only 150 within a two-block radius.

August 21, 2023 1:24 pm News article

Prologis provides update on Kmart fire cleanup efforts

July 28, 2023 11:24 am News article

Portland Community Groups and Local Government Partners Prepare for Weather Emergencies

May 23, 2023 1:26 pm News article

Home Forward Indoor Temperature Assessment Report

May 5, 2023 3:21 pm Report

City, County, Housing Providers and Residents Partner to Improve Indoor Heat Safety

April 24, 2023 12:11 pm Press release

Portland Community Groups and Local Government Gathered to Prepare for Weather Emergencies 

Community organizations who serve Portland’s diverse communities participated in an exercise last week to prepare for emergencies.  

March 17, 2023 10:57 am News article

Disaster Exercise Trained Spanish Speakers in Emergency Response

Photos by Ernest Jones

March 15, 2023 10:27 am News article

Portland Community Groups and Local Government Partners Prepare for Weather Emergencies

Community organizations who serve Portland’s diverse communities are participating in an exercise to prepare for emergencies.

March 7, 2023 3:40 pm News article

Snow, Ice and Extreme Weather Response

December 28, 2022 10:21 am News article

PBEM Announces Community Organizations to Receive $300,000 in Grants for Capacity Building and Emergency Resilience

Sixteen community-based organizations were named as grantees of the 2022 Community Resilience and Capacity Building grants.

December 13, 2022 5:58 pm News article

Christie, 911 Dispatcher Trainee

“I like being the comforting voice on the other end of the phone.”

December 13, 2022 3:56 am News article

A Decade of Community Preparedness! 

Ten years ago this month, PBEM created the BEECN program.

December 12, 2022 1:20 pm Blog post

Request for Public Comment: Portland Mitigation Action Plan (MAP) 2021

November 1, 2021 12:41 pm Public notice

Volunteer at a cooling center/misting station

The Portland Bureau of Emergency Management is seeking volunteers to staff cooling centers and misting stations August 11-15, 2021.

August 11, 2021 9:32 am News article

Portland names interim emergency management director

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler names Jonna Papaefthimiou interim director of the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM) starting on April 1, 2021.

March 30, 2021 11:06 am News article

The City's Response to COVID-19

Activated in March, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Portland Emergency Coordination Center (ECC) is tasked with the essential role of coordinating the City’s COVID-19 response and recovery activities. The Portland ECC is staffed by over 80 City employees from many bureaus. 

March 8, 2021 5:07 pm Blog post

Portland Parks & Recreation to close several parks to vehicle traffic March 26, 2020

Portland Parks & Recreation will close several parks to vehicle traffic on or by early Thursday morning to help promote safe physical distancing practices and discourage overcrowding.

March 24, 2020 5:40 pm News article

Portland and Multnomah County Provide Informational Posters and Flyers for Public Spaces

Print the posts and flyers for use in public spaces. Printable resources that provide information on how to social distance and keep healthy.

March 19, 2020 10:45 am News article