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Online tool now available for property owners and tenants to report damage from recent storms

The self-assessment tool supports efforts to understand the scope of property damage citywide and pursue state and federal disaster assistance.

January 30, 2024 2:15 pm News article

Ernie Jones Retires from PBEM

January 23, 2024 3:30 pm News article

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

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

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 Mayor declares second state of emergency due to extreme heat

The emergency extreme heat declaration will be in effect beginning at noon on Wednesday, August 11 through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, August 15. The City will again operate its own cooling centers and outdoor misting centers to assist community members during extreme temperatures.

August 10, 2021 12:10 pm News article

Portland Mayor declares state of emergency due to extreme heat

The emergency extreme heat declaration will be in effect beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 30 through 11 p.m. on Saturday, July 31. City opens three cooling centers and three outdoor misting centers to help assist community members in extreme temperatures.

July 29, 2021 10:06 pm 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

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