Self-care for Disaster Responders

This webinar will focus on the critical intersection of heat vulnerability and climate change in FEMA Region 2, focusing on lessons learned from New York City. We will explore the different factors that impact heat vulnerability, especially for people with disability, access, and functional needs, as well as individual and policy strategies to mitigate the […]

Managing Multi-Hazard Risk

August 28, 11:00 AM: RNPN‘s Resilience Exchange on “Managing Multi-Hazard Risk.” Explore how hazards are connected and the strategies we need to build climate resilience. The event is part of a Resilience Exchange series, which offers monthly learning sessions on a specific subject to share knowledge and advance conversations around a particular area of natural hazard […]

Washington County Emergency Response Workshop

A free interactive workshop about emergency response and serving the community during a disaster Washington County is a hosting a free interactive workshop on August 29th from 9am-12pm focused on the County’s emergency response procedure and gathering community insight on ways the County can partner with CBOs to serve the community during a disaster. This […]

Free ONLINE Technician Ham Radio License Class!

Event Date: August 31 – September 1, 2024 (Saturday – Sunday) Event Time: Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. PDT Sunday: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PDT Event Location: Online (via Zoom) Event Description: Free online Technician Ham Radio License class! This is a fantastic opportunity to learn new skills, serve your community, and have […]

Portland COAD Partner Meeting

Please join us online for the September COAD partner meeting. Tuesday, September 3 3-4 PM On Zoom Agenda Partner updates and announcements.

Supporting Healthy and Thriving Rural Communities: Virtual Bilingual Webinar

Rural communities are not just part of our nation’s backbone—they are key to its strength and prosperity. Supporting their well-being is crucial for our country’s continued success. In this important session, experts from the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) will share valuable resources and strategies to help rural communities […]

Lake Oswego Emergency Preparedness Fair 2024

September is National Preparedness Month. To celebrate and to learn how to care for yourself and your family in the event of an earthquake, flood, winter storm, or other disaster, join us at the Emergency Preparedness Fair on Thursday, September 5, 2024. Stop by this family-friendly fair to visit approximately 20 informational booths. Location:  Lake Oswego City […]

Wilsonville Emergency Preparedness Fair

The City’s third annual Emergency Preparedness Fair is an opportunity to learn a few basics about preparedness — including how to build a ‘go kit’, how to prepare for wildfire season, and what supplies you might need to have on hand, extra preparation for kids, pets, and older adults, and more — from preparedness experts […]

Tualatin Emergency Preparedness Fair

The fair is family-friendly, admission-free, and is sponsored by the Tualatin Library, the City of Tualatin and the Tualatin Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), a community of volunteers focused on preparing the citizens, families, neighborhoods, and employees in the Tualatin area for emergency and disaster situations. The fair offers an opportunity to gather with your […]

Heat, Housing, and Human Risk: Lessons from the Home Forward Temperature Assessment

In June 2021, a deadly heat dome hovered over Oregon, killing about 70 people in in Multnomah County and 100 statewide. The event led several agencies—including the Portland Bureau Emergency Management, the Multnomah County Health Department and Portland’s housing authority, Home Forward—to partner on better understanding the heat exposure risks of people living in affordable housing. In […]

Disaster Preparedness for Older Adults and Their Caregivers

This webinar from our Family Caregiver Webinar Series is presented by Lauren Kraemer, MPH, Associate Professor of Practice in the College of Health with the Oregon State University Extension Service in Hood River and Wasco Counties, in collaboration with Oregon Care Partners. Older adults face unique challenges preparing for and in the aftermath of natural disasters. […]