Basic Earthquake Emergency Communications Nodes (BEECN): Difference between revisions
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== BEECN Program History == | == BEECN Program History == | ||
{{#ev:youtube|5M7q04Bprm8|430|right|'''''Video: Mayor Sam Adams | {{#ev:youtube|5M7q04Bprm8|430|right|'''''Video: Mayor Sam Adams announces the BEECN program on December 12, 2012.'''''|frame}} | ||
In September 2012, Portland [[wikipedia:Sam_Adams_(Oregon_politician)|Mayor Sam Adams]] directed the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management to design and implement the BEECN program. The initial idea came from Mayor Adams himself after observing a similar program in Seattle. Mayor Adams instructed PBEM to fully deploy the program before December 31 of that year with 48 sites (two more sites were added later, for a total of 50). | In September 2012, Portland [[wikipedia:Sam_Adams_(Oregon_politician)|Mayor Sam Adams]] directed the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management to design and implement the BEECN program. The initial idea came from Mayor Adams himself after observing a similar program in Seattle. Mayor Adams instructed PBEM to fully deploy the program before December 31 of that year with 48 sites (two more sites were added later, for a total of 50). | ||
