Emergency Preparedness

E-preppers practicing cargo bike drills

The Emergency Preparedness program coordinates emergency preparedness efforts being organized by NWNW neighborhood associations and serves as a link between the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM) and new volunteers.

Neighborhood volunteers are increasingly building community through emergency preparedness efforts, and NWNW is happy to support anyone who wishes to develop the skills or acquire the supplies and equipment needed to be prepared for an emergency.

Our current focus in this area is twofold:
1 – Support existing NETs through grant funding, technical support, cooperation with PBEM, facilitating networking or skill share events, and recruitment of volunteers.
2 – Cooperation with and support of PBEM efforts to revitalize Neighborhood Emergency Teams (NETs) in areas where they have gone dormant or were never fully extant. This includes engaging with individual volunteers, NAs, and community partners like BOMA

Below, you can find information about current efforts and general resources to help you prepare. If your neighborhood doesn’t yet have on-going emergency preparedness meetings or an active NET, please contact staff for information on how you can get started.

“What we do today to prepare will save lives and property tomorrow, or whenever a disaster strikes. As we build a culture of preparedness in Oregon we are empowering Oregonians to be disaster survivors not victims. We want Oregonians to be prepared not scared.”

OEM Director Andrew Phelps