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The Portland Bureau of Emergency Management originated in 2003 as a special unit in Portland Fire & Rescue. Funds from the Department of Homeland Security helped establish local emergency management offices, nationwide. Portland City Council consolidated all emergency management functions into a single bureau, the Portland Office of Emergency Management, by ordinance on July 21, 2004. | The Portland Bureau of Emergency Management originated in July 2003 as a special unit in Portland Fire & Rescue. Funds from the Department of Homeland Security helped establish local emergency management offices, nationwide. Portland City Council consolidated all emergency management functions into a single bureau, the Portland Office of Emergency Management, by ordinance on July 21, 2004. The first Director was Miguel Ascarrunz, appointed in November 2003.<ref>You can view a C-Span video where Director Ascarrunz appears at about the 2:55 mark here: https://www.c-span.org/program/public-affairs-event/democratic-national-committee-platform-hearing/128854</ref> | ||
=== Historic Disasters in the Portland Metro Area === | === Historic Disasters in the Portland Metro Area === | ||
