Emergency Information Delays Explained
PORTLAND, Ore.– Portland Fire & Rescue (@PDXFire) posted at 9:32 AM on Tue, Aug 27, 2024: A power outage in the City of Portland has interrupted the ability to update public facing apps that independently alert folks to emergency incidents. PF&R crews are responding to all emergencies as we use auxiliary systems to be sheeted […]
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New Equipment Tested In Tillamook As Part Of Earthquake Preparedness
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — Earlier this week Oregon’s first set of evacuation assembly point (EAP) equipment was set up and tested by the leaders from the Oregon Department of Human Services’ Office of Resilience and Emergency Management (OREM) Tillamook County, and volunteers. Evacuation assembly points (EAPs) are short-term locations for people to gather while emergency responders work […]
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Homeless Camping Near K-12 Schools In Portland Prohibited
PORTLAND, Ore.– Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has expanded the city’s Emergency Declaration to include no camping zones near key routes to K-12 schools. The declaration is an extension of the one set into place on February 4, 2022. With school starting soon, Mayor Wheeler says in part of a statement: ” School-age children should be […]
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