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
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) invites you to a webinar for the faith-based community on Thursday, September 18 from 11:00 – 12:15 (PDT).
This webinar will provide participants with a threat briefing during the period of Fall religious observances and the “Protecting Places of Worship National Weeks of Action.”
In addition, federal partners will share practical tools and resources to help strengthen the safety and security of places of worship and community spaces.
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 2022 and 2023, the Home Forward Indoor Temperature Assessment gathered temperature data from sensors installed in public housing units, as well as information from residents about how they were weathering the heat. The project resulted in a number of findings that can be applied broadly wherever heat and housing are issues.
Join project leaders as they discuss what they learned from the temperature data and what residents shared about their heat-related perceptions, experiences, and coping strategies. Speakers will also discuss resident-informed recommendations for emergency, health, and housing agencies.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar.
Register today to join a FREE emergency preparedness training and resource event on August 26th (9:00-11:00 a.m.) for individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, their families, and support providers. The training is free, voluntary, and open to the public.
This event is a collaboration between Community Pathways, Multnomah County I/DD Program, Multnomah County’s Office of Emergency Management, and Oregon’s Office of Developmental Disability Services.
What does this event include?
A 90-minute training on how to prepare for different types of emergencies and natural disasters that we can expect to experience in the Portland Metro area, like wildfires and hot weather, ice storms and cold weather, floods, earthquakes, and power outages.
Examples of emergency supplies, like emergency kits and power stations.
Information and resources shared by local county emergency and disaster management offices and partner organizations.
Date: August 26, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (Pacific Standard Time)
Location: Multnomah County East, 600 NE 8th St, Gresham, OR 97030
Parking and Public Transportation:
Parking is available on-site
Public transit stations are located near the building
Cost: Free
Attendees: The training is for adults, but people of all ages are welcome to attend the event. There will not be childcare available, so please plan accordingly.
Accessibility: The building and restrooms are wheel chair accessible. Unfortunately, the training will only be offered in English at this time. A virtual training session being held on October 16th will be recorded with subtitles and translated into multiple languages. The recording and a packet of resources will be made publicly available later this fall. If you have questions or concerns, contact us (see information below).
The same training will also be held on the following dates:
September 23rd, 5:00-7:00 p.m. (In-person training.)
October 16th, 5:30-7:15 p.m. (Virtual training. A link to join the training online will be shared with registrants before the event. This session will be recorded and posted on YouTube.)
November 9th, 9:00-11:00 a.m. (In-person training.)
If you have questions, please contact Kristine Olson.
Email: kolson@communitypath.org
Direct Phone: 503-935-5255
Front Desk Phone: 503-935-5243
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 workshop will discuss response, collaboration, and coordination following the Cascadia earthquake as well as in response to more frequent emergencies like heat domes, severe winter weather, and wildfires.
This training will contain:
· Educational presentations
· Discussion based mini exercises
· Collaborative brainstorming and problem solving
Simultaneous interpretation and group discussion will be available in Spanish.
This training is part of a larger exercise called IronOR 24. Organizations who participate in this workshop have the opportunity to simulate response coordination with the County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on October 29th. More information about this activity will be shared during the August workshop.
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.
Join Serve Washington and subject matter experts from the Washington State Emergency Management Division as they discuss Washington State’s greatest natural hazard hits – volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and more on this webinar! Learn what the state is doing to better understand its natural hazards and mitigate their impact before disaster strikes. Topics covered will include how to know if you’re in a hazard zone, how to get alerts, and how to prepare yourself and your loved ones for emergencies large and small.
Join link (advance registration not required): https://servewashington.wa.
Description:
This course prepares students to coordinate community and voluntary disaster resources, develop and maintain partnerships, establish and sustain communication with partners, the public, and the media, and effectively share information and resources to maximize services to disaster survivors.
Goals:
Participants will learn to manage community and voluntary disaster resources before, during, and after a disaster.
Objectives:
Course Length:
26.25 hours of online instruction over 5 consecutive days (6 hours/day).
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 resilience. Register here.
Women, girls & gender-diverse people are disproportionately affected by disasters, especially those who have preexisting vulnerabilities because of structural inequities. Women & children are 14 times more likely to die from a disaster than men. Transgender adults are twice as likely than cisgender adults to report being in poor health, which impedes full recovery after a disaster.
Yet funding to support women, especially in larger complex humanitarian emergencies is insufficient and usually does not go to women-led organizations. A feminist humanitarian response to crises and climate change is one way to address the root causes of women’s marginalization. It is also a way to ensure that all vulnerable groups are identified & prioritized for assistance, that they have delegated decision-making power, and that intentional efforts are made to ensure people from all marginalized groups participate in the decisions that affect them, as well as in the response & recovery efforts in the aftermath of a disaster.