Portland is a Sanctuary City
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The 2022 Community Resilience and Capacity Building Grant is focused on strengthening partnerships with community-based organizations to address the disparate impacts of disasters.
About the PBEM Team
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Learn about who works for the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management and how to contact them.
A BEECN (short for Basic Earthquake Emergency Communication Node) is a place to go in Portland after a major earthquake, to ask for emergency assistance if telephone service is down or report severe damage or injury.
BEECN bằng tiếng Việt
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BEECN En Español
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Nodos básicos de comunicaciones para emergencias en caso de terremoto.
BEECN Volunteer Code of Conduct
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Portland Basic Earthquake Emergency Communications Node Program Code of Conduct
BEECN简体中文
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City Employee Emergency Preparedness Actions
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Information for City of Portland employees on how to prepare for emergencies.
Cooling Spaces interactive map (Multnomah County)
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This cooling spaces interactive map shows indoor spaces, such as libraries and cooling centers (when activated), as well as outdoor spaces, such as splash pads and fountains.
The Portland Emergency Coordination Center’s (ECC) Situation Status reports compile information and status updates about Portland’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ECC is moving towards demobilization and partial activation. The last ECC Situation Status report was sent out on June 3, 2021.
Emergency Coordination Center (ECC) Overview
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What is the Emergency Coordination Center (ECC) and what is its purpose during the COVID-19 emergency?
Emergency Declarations
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Emergency Handwashing Stations
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The City of Portland has placed hygiene stations throughout the community—portable toilets and handwashing stations—so that everyone has access to this critical health tool.
Emergency Plans
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Information on emergency plans for the City of Portland maintained by the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management.
Get Ready
Joint Regional Resource
Information on how to get ready for a disaster, including how to build community, make plans, gather supplies, stay informed, and more.

Hazards
Joint Regional Resource
Information about hazards in Portland, including earthquakes, extreme heat, wildfire and smoke, infectious disease, flooding, winter weather, and more.

Multilingual resources for staying informed about COVID-19.
Multnomah County Winter Weather Resources
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Here you’ll find the latest news from Multnomah County on storms, warming centers and shelters, and learn how to stay safe at home and on the roads.
NET/BEECN Volunteer MIP Login
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MyImpactPage.com (MIP) volunteer portal
PBEM Director's Calendar
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Monthly or quarterly reproductions of the daily work calendar for the Emergency Management Bureau Director.
PBEM Strategic Plan 2017-2020
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The Portland Bureau of Emergency Management's 2017-2020 strategic plan.
Portland COAD
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The Portland COAD is a network of community organizations that prepare for and respond to emergencies and disasters like heatwaves, winter weather and earthquakes. Many of our COAD partners are a trusted source of information for their communities and are providing lifeline services every week.
Portland Mitigation Action Plan 2021
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The Portland Mitigation Action Plan (MAP) is the City’s strategy to reduce risks from natural hazards.
Be prepared, not scared! Request a 1¼ hour presentation about simple emergency preparedness for yourself, your family, and your community.
Sign up for public emergency alerts
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PublicAlerts is an opt-in system that local Emergency Managers can use to send alerts to small, targeted areas. Sign up at www.publicalerts.org to get emergency alerts, preparedness information and learn about hazards in the Portland area.
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