Community Preparedness Library
From Portland NET Wiki
| Date | Title | Author | Relevant Interest Areas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025.06.26 | As FEMA Shrinks, a Grassroots Disaster Response Is Taking Shape | The New York Times/Emily Cochrane and Allison Joyce | NET, COAD |
| 2017.02.-- | Bureau of Emergency Management Services Omnibus Report: TELEPHONE & ONLINE SURVEY, FOCUS GROUPS | DHM Research | Preparedness |
| 2018.--.-- | Oregon Nonprofit Disaster Preparedness: Finding from the 2018 Survey | Portland State University/Grace L. Chikoto-Schultz, et al. | COAD |
| 2025.06.07 | Panelists in Taos County discuss lessons learned from Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire | The Taos News/Emery Veilleux | COAD, Recovery |
| 2020.08.27 | Impact of COVID-19 on Oregon Charitable Nonprofits | Portland State University | COAD |
| 2025.05.21 | The Creation of FEMA: Historical Context | Alt-FEMA Newsletter |
Portland Emergency Management Archives - Products
Files linked here are products of Portland's enterprise emergency management office.
Portland Emergency Management Archives - Administrative
The files below concern the formation and administration of Portland's enterprise emergency management office. Not presented here are products of that office (e.g. reports and analyses).
| Date | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2012.10.17 | Ordinance No. 185675: Authorize application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency Community Resilience Innovation Challenge Grant for an award in the amount of $35,000 to fund additional equipment for the Neighborhood Emergency Communication Sites. | This was an initial funding source for the program that would become BEECN. |
| 2011.07.13 | Ordinance No. 184740: Amend Code to improve coordination of the City emergency management system (Ordinance; replace Code Chapters 3.124, 3.125, 3.126, 15.04, 15.08 and repeal 15.12) | This was City Code housekeeping, but it was very important. Among other things, it entered the Portland NET program into City Code though NET had existed since 1994. |
| 2008.06.04 | Resolution No. 36607: Rescind resolution which covered volunteers of the Portland Office of Emergency Management under the Workers' Compensation laws of the State of Oregon (Resolution; rescind Resolution No. 34841). | Since POEM no longer had office volunteers, appears prior resolution was rescinded as part of code cleanup. |
| 2007.02.14 | Mayor appoints new director of emergency office | Portland Business Journal commenting on the appointment of Carmen Merlo as POEM Director. |
| 2006.03.23 | Emergency management director appointed | Portland Business Journal commenting on appointment of Shawn Graff as POEM Director. He remained in the job for less than a year. |
| 1991.04.04 | Resolution No. 34841: Declare intent to cover volunteers working with Portland Office of Emergency Management as workers under Workers' Compensation Law, ORS 656.001 to 656.794. | Coverage for POEM volunteers helping at the Kelly Butte office. Rescinded 17 years later with Resolution No. 36607. |
