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Dedicated team, community support help Portland weather a winter storm to start 2024

Public servants and volunteers cleared roads and trees, fielded record numbers of community calls, dispatched help and much more during a weeklong winter storm. Now, the thaw begins.

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Portland Street Response Year 2 Mid-Point Evaluation Report

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The History of Portland Street Response

From an idea, to an advocacy campaign, to a single team in Lents, to citywide expansion, this is the story of Portland Street Response - our newest unarmed 911 response within Portland Fire & Rescue which "assists people experiencing non-life-threatening mental health and behavioral health issues."

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Portland Street Response Pilot Hits Streets in Lents on Feb 16

The innovative new first response program is in its pilot year.

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