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The [https://www.portland.gov/pbem 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.
The [https://www.portland.gov/pbem 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.
City Code 3.124.030 establishes that PBEM’s purpose is to “centralize leadership and coordination of emergency management.”<ref>Portland City Code Chapter 3.124: https://www.portland.gov/code/3/124</ref> Former Mayor Sam Adams stated that the intent of PBEM was “to support timely and effective decision-making on issues of critical importance to the life, health, and welfare of Portlanders.”<ref>May 17, 2010, Memo from Sam Adams, Mayor to LaVonne Griffin-Valade, City Auditor re: Response to Auditor’s Report #389: [https://efiles.portlandoregon.gov/record/16281704 “Emergency Management: Coordination limited and essential functions incomplete”]</ref>
:''See also: [https://www.portland.gov/pbem PBEM's official webpage]''
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== PBEM's Work and Organization ==
== PBEM's Work and Organization ==
City Code 3.124.030 establishes that PBEM’s purpose is to “centralize leadership and coordination of emergency management.”<ref>Portland City Code Chapter 3.124: https://www.portland.gov/code/3/124</ref> Former Mayor Sam Adams stated that the intent of PBEM was “to support timely and effective decision-making on issues of critical importance to the life, health, and welfare of Portlanders.”<ref>May 17, 2010, Memo from Sam Adams, Mayor to LaVonne Griffin-Valade, City Auditor re: Response to Auditor’s Report #389: [https://efiles.portlandoregon.gov/record/16281704 “Emergency Management: Coordination limited and essential functions incomplete”]</ref>
Over the years, PBEM has invested time and resources in three primary mission areas:
Over the years, PBEM has invested time and resources in three primary mission areas: