JULY 2019 multco.us/em
Multnomah County Office of Emergency Management Monthly Newsletter
Multnomah County Office of Emergency Management (MCEM) compiles this monthly email to provide information related to emergency management activities.
Fireworks Safety Month

With the Fourth of July holiday this week, some info and reminders on firework safety:

Youth Preparedness

For this month's other theme of Youth Preparedness we didn't have to look far: MCEM's 2019 Summer Works Intern, Hannah Witscher , is a High School Senior (class of '20) who helps the unprepared find their way back to safety as a Search and Rescue volunteer. Read the Q&A with Hannah .
County Training and Exercise Plan (TEP) - Fiscal Year 2020

The County Office of Emergency Management has developed its Training and Exercise Plan (TEP) for the upcoming fiscal year.

This TEP was developed in collaboration with county-wide partners, and outlines the training/exercise core capabilities and scope priorities for the upcoming year.

The new Plan can be found here .
MCEM and County Human Services launching the video premier of the DRC training series
Disaster Resource Center Online Training Videos

The videos, part of a larger regional effort to train staff and volunteers at Disaster Resource Centers, will be available for Multnomah County staff as an online training through Workday beginning Monday, July 8.

The Operations Division of MCEM is also working to place the videos online for community volunteers to access and obtain training to staff our DRCs. Look to our next newsletter for more information about this exciting development. These videos are just the beginning of online disaster preparedness, response, and recovery training that will be offered through Multnomah County. Providing more accessible training platforms will help us reach a broader spectrum of our community. Please feel free to contact Robert Quinn , Training and Exercise Specialist, with any questions.
County staff stopped by the Fair to find out about disaster response opportunities
Disaster Response Readiness Fair

Multnomah County's first annual Disaster Response Readiness Fair was held on June 25th. County employees were able to meet other County staff who work in emergencies in a variety of roles, ask questions, and receive help determining what supporting role they may be able to play in a disaster. The goal of this event was to identify County staff who are interested in getting more involved in supporting the County in an emergency.
June Accessible Communications Workshop

On June 7th multiple stakeholders from across the Portland Metro area gathered to discuss how to create an environment where people with limited English proficiency and agencies tasked with disseminating emergency information can work more closely to assure that the whole community is made aware of life and property threatening events.  

Multnomah, Clackamas, Clark, and Washington Counties as well as Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Somali, and ASL language communities joined together for the first of several other workshops to discuss how people receive messages based on language group, historical wins and misses on dissemination, and how to work collaboratively to strengthen response in the future.

View the Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) article for additional information.
Events & Workshops
  • July 18-20, Portland, OR: URM Seismic Resilience Symposium. View the website for the agenda, speaker info, and registration. 
  • August 12-13, Portland, OR: PNW EMPA Disaster and Emergency Communication Conference. View the flyer here. Register here.
  • September 10-11, Portland, OR: FBI-CDC Radiological Awareness & Response Workshop. View the flyer here. Register here.
  • November 15-20, Savannah, GA: International Association of Emergency Managers 67th Annual Conference. Opportunities for breakout speakers are available. Applications for speakers are due by February 15th. For more info, please click here.
Training & Exercise Opportunities


Other
  • July 10, 11:00 am, webinar: Speed Prep with FEMA ICPD: Making the Connection to Preparedness Resources. Register here.
  • July 16-18, Corvallis, OR: MGT-346 EOC Operations and Planning for All Hazards. Register here.
  • July 19-20, Portland, OR: URM Seismic Resilience Symposium. View the agenda, speaker info, and registration information here.
  • September 17-18, St. Helens, OR: PER-335 Critical Decision Making for Complex Coordinated Attacks. View the flyer here. Register here. Registration Password: NCBRT335
  • September 24, Oregon City, OR: Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Disaster Management AWR-345. This course needs 30 to register by August 30th. View the flyer here. Register here.
Volunteer with us!
Interested in volunteering with the Multnomah County Office of Emergency Management? Click on the button below or contact Justin Ross ( justin.ross@multco.us) with questions.
Jobs
Click the button below to see a list of available Emergency Management positions.
At the DRC training video premier on June 4th.
Many thanks to RDPO for compiling many of the events, trainings, and job items listed in this newsletter.
Have something you'd like to include in one of our future newsletters? We'd love to hear from you! To have your upcoming trainings, exercises, events, or other announcements added, please reach out to Robert Quinn ( robert.quinn@multco.us ).

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