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. […]

Safely Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace

Educational seminar series aimed at enhancing community preparedness and resilience. This series is hosted by IOEM with collaboration from the Oregon Department of Emergency Management, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Albertsons Companies. Register here.

Preparedness for Veteran Caregivers

In collaboration with the Oregon Department of Emergency Management, Washington Emergency Management Division, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 10, The Veterans Integrated Services Networks (VISNs) Caregiver support program is hosting a webinar on Disaster Preparedness for Caregivers of Veterans. This webinar will empower caregivers of Veterans, while equipping them with the necessary […]

Strength in Unity: The Power of Mass Care Partnership

VOISE Partner Call: Register here These calls are typically held during the second week of each month but may occur more frequently during disaster operations. For additional information, including helpful tools, reports, and communications from FEMA Voluntary Agency Liaisons across the country, please visit https://fema.connectsolutions.com/voise