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Portland NET and COAD responded throughout the heatwave, and through the demobilization of cooling centers on July 2. | Portland NET and COAD responded throughout the heatwave, and through the demobilization of cooling centers on July 2. | ||
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=== Volunteer Recruitment: Communications Timeline === | === Volunteer Recruitment: June Communications Timeline === | ||
The volunteer signup service used by PBEM and Multnomah County time stamps every volunteer signup. This data can be placed on a timeline with the date/time PBEM sends volunteer recruitment communications (email or social media post). The table below indicates when, to who, and how government contacts released volunteer recruitment and COAD messaging. The magenta numbers in the left table column correspond to the graph on the right margin. The comparison makes the most sense side by side; so, for those interested in this data, we recommend clicking and opening the graph in a separate window and scanning down the table to note which messages were most effective recruiting volunteers. | The volunteer signup service used by PBEM and Multnomah County time stamps every volunteer signup. This data can be placed on a timeline with the date/time PBEM sends volunteer recruitment communications (email or social media post). The table below indicates when, to who, and how government contacts released volunteer recruitment and COAD messaging. The magenta numbers in the left table column correspond to the graph on the right margin. The comparison makes the most sense side by side; so, for those interested in this data, we recommend clicking and opening the graph in a separate window and scanning down the table to note which messages were most effective recruiting volunteers. | ||
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== August Heatwave in Portland (OERS 2021-2089) == | == August Heatwave in Portland (OERS 2021-2089) == | ||
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a weather briefing on Thursday, August 5 forecasting a heat wave due in the Portland Metro area on August 10, the following Tuesday. Concerns for air quality, owing to forest fires in the Pacific Northwest, accompanied extreme heat projections. The NWS predicted Heat Risk for the Multnomah County area at “yellow” through August 9, and increase to mostly “orange” (with small areas of “yellow” and “red”) on August 10. NWS forecast all “red” for August 11 and 12. By Monday, NWS indicated there would be little overnight cooling during the heatwave. | The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a weather briefing on Thursday, August 5 forecasting a heat wave due in the Portland Metro area on August 10, the following Tuesday. Concerns for air quality, owing to forest fires in the Pacific Northwest, accompanied extreme heat projections. The NWS predicted Heat Risk for the Multnomah County area at “yellow” through August 9, and increase to mostly “orange” (with small areas of “yellow” and “red”) on August 10. NWS forecast all “red” for August 11 and 12. By Monday, NWS indicated there would be little overnight cooling during the heatwave. | ||
[[File:AugHeatwave.jpg|alt=August heatwave dates and temperatures.|center|thumb|743x743px|''August heatwave dates and temperatures.'']] | [[File:AugHeatwave.jpg|alt=August heatwave dates and temperatures.|center|thumb|743x743px|''August heatwave dates and temperatures.'']]In response, the PBEM NET Coordinators immediately placed NET volunteers on standby to volunteer at misting stations and cooling shelters and began drafting Form 204s (position descriptions) for the volunteer positions. NET Coordinators established electronic volunteer signup pages by August 7 and forwarded to NETs for serving in JOHS Logistics, phone welfare checks, three misting stations, and four cooling centers (the Portland Building, St. Johns, Arbor Lodge, and the Charles Jordan Community Center). Multnomah County staffed one other without assistance from Portland: Sunrise Church, staffed and operated by a contractor. The County also later opened the Kellogg School as a cooling center later in the incident and NET volunteers helped there. | ||
On August 6, the COAD Coordinator informed partner organizations and scheduled informational presentations to help them prepare and respond. PBEM moved into Enhanced Operations on that same day and hosted daily bureau emergency operations coordination calls starting August 9. The City of Portland and Multnomah County formed a Unified Command and activated a combined emergency operations center (EOC) on August 9. | |||
Unified Command decided in their first incident action plan (IAP) to send out volunteer staffing requests to City and County staff, and to have cooling centers open by August 11. Incident commanders placed community outreach, Portland NET, and the COAD under Operations branch. | |||
=== Volunteer Recruitment: July Communications Timeline === | |||
== Notes and References == | == Notes and References == | ||
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