Portland Bureau of Emergency Management

The Portland Bureau of Emergency Management

Introduction

PBEM Community Resilience Team (CPT)

Community Resilience Flagship Programs

CPT Trainers

CPRT Funding

Programming Governing Laws and Codes

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The Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM) is the City of Portland's enterprise emergency management agency. It was established as a City bureau in 2004, and the Portland NET program was included as part of PBEM's portfolio.

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Historic Disasters in the Portland Metro Area

History of the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management

Governing Laws and Codes for PBEM

PBEM's Work and Organization

Over the years, PBEM has invested time and resources in three primary mission areas:

• Planning: Expand and maintain a complete suite of disaster mitigation, response, and recovery plans. This mission area also includes collaborating with other City bureaus on Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP), which describes how individual bureaus will get services to Portlanders back on line after a major disruption or disaster.
• Operations: Advance readiness of Portland's Emergency Operations Center (EOC). PBEM staff are responsible for maintaining the EOC and ensuring it is ready to activate at a moment's notice. This mission area also includes the Duty Officer program. PBEM Duty Officers are trained to activate the EOC for major emergencies and planned events. Duty Officers also monitor major emergency incidents and coordinate information sharing and operations between bureaus and Portland elected officials.
• Community Programming: Aims to inspire a culture of disaster resilience and preparedness. This mission area includes promoting a whole community approach to preparedness and integrating emergency management into broader community-oriented goals (such as disaster hubs). This mission area is managed by PBEM's Community Preparedness Team.

PBEM is led by a Director who reports to the Public Safety Service Area (PSSA) Deputy City Administrator. PBEM's mission is supported by a small in-house administrative team and administrators in the PSSA.

PBEM also shares office space with the Regional Disaster Policy Organization (RDPO). However, RDPO is considered a separate regional organization.

History of Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs)

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Video: The History of CERT

Portland Fire & Rescue staff contributed to the development of a national Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program. The Portland version, Neighborhood Emergency Teams (NET), was the third CERT program in the country.