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May 25

LA Times: The Big One is going to happen, no matter how much you want to deny it, California scientists say

News story posted to latimes.com May 24, 2017.
May 23

Oregonian: Pacific Power - Electricity out for 2,002 downtown until tonight because of fire

News story posted to oregonlive.com May 23, 2017.
May 22

Oregon DEQ/US EPA Asbestos Debris Map

Oregon DEQ and the U.S. EPA are surveying, collecting, and removing asbestos-containing debris in the Pearl District and downtown Portland from a warehouse fire that occurred on May 14th.
May 18

Oregon DEQ: Asbestos Information

Information from Oregon DEQ about the asbestos response to the River Street Warehouse fire.
May 18

Oregonian: Mount St. Helens eruption - rare aerial photos, shot during 1980 eruption

News story posted to oregonlive.com May 18, 2017.

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We're often asked why so many of Portland's buildings are vulnerable to earthquakes. The answer? Scientists didn't realize until a few decad… 1 day ago 1992 federal earthquake map Monitoring of earthquake shaking in buildings is a key to improving building design. Federal buildings are scattered throughout the Nation, …
Great news! Last Friday, 40 students from Wilson High School completed the final field exercise for the Teen CERT program (Community Emergen… 2 days ago Wilson Teen CERT Class
latimes.com 2 days ago The Big One is going to happen, no matter how much you want to deny it, California scientists say When you know why you should be scared, you'll be more likely to act to protect yourself, says one scientist.

RT @NWSPortland: Planning to spend #MemorialDay weekend near the water? Remember these things to remain safe in your activities. #orwx #waw… 1 day ago
We're often asked why Oregon has many seismically vulnerable buildings. The reason? The danger only recently known. https://t.co/pDi4g5BaD5 1 day ago
Last Friday, 40 Wilson High students completed disaster response training. Nice job! https://t.co/S62JbLoXBY @PPSConnect @PDXFire #oregonem 2 days ago