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The City of Portland, Oregon

Portland Bureau of Emergency Management

Readiness. Response. Recovery.

Phone: 503-823-4375

Fax: 503-823-3903

TDD: 503-823-3947

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Promote readiness, coordinate response, and build resilience for Portland. The Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM) develops and implements strategic planning, programs, and policies to continually advance the city's mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery capabilities.

Newsroom View all »

  1. Aug 17

    Seattle Times: As smoke hangs over Northwest, study shows air pollution was already high

    News story posted to seattletimes.com August 16, 2018.

  2. Aug 15

    KATU: First of its kind emergency 'Prep Hub' to be designed, built and installed in Portland

    News story posted to KATU.com August 15, 2018.

  3. Aug 15

    Washington Post: 2017 solar eclipse was one of most-watched events in American history, survey finds

    News story posted to washingtonpost.com August 14, 2018.

  4. Aug 14

    OPB: New Air Quality App Maps Oregon Wildfire Smoke Dangers

    News story posted to OPB.org August 13, 2018.

  5. Aug 13

    PBS: How an earthquake alert app could eventually give the West Coast vital warning

    News story posted to PBS.org August 8, 2018.

Event Calendar View all »

  1. Aug 19

    Sunday Parkways

  2. Sep 23

    Sunday Parkways

  3. Oct 16

    Cascadia Earthquakes: Reality, Risks, and Improving Resilience

  4. Oct 18

    Great Oregon ShakeOut

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  • RT @NWS_NTWC: Tsunami Info Stmt: M7.9 in the Fiji Islands region 1720PDT Aug 18: Tsunami NOT expected; CA,OR,WA,BC,and AK #NTWC 20 hours ago
  • RT @NWSPortland: Tomorrow (Saturday) looks to be the coolest day in the next five days across NW OR & SW WA. While there will still be som… 1 day ago
  • RT @OregonDOT: The third and final (yaaaass!) ramp closure at the I-5/Banfield Interchange begins at 10PM tomorrow, Aug 17 when the ramp fr… 2 days ago

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