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The Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience (Partnership) is a coalition of public, private, and professional organizations working collectively toward the mission of creating a disaster resilient and sustainable state.  Developed and coordinated by the Community Service Center (CSC) at the University of Oregon the Partnership employs a service learning model to increase community capacity and enhance disaster safety and resilience statewide.  For more information about the partnership, what we do, or to access information about current projects, please use the navigation menus to the left.

March 11, 2011
Oregon Emergency Management issues Tsunami Warning

Friday, March 11, 2011 Japan Earthquake will cause Oregon Tsunami Good morning readers. As you know, Japan had an 8.9 earthquake last night. This has caused tsunami warnings all along our coast. The warning means that a tsunami with significan widespread inundation is imminent or expected. Dangerous coastal flooing accompanied by...

February 18, 2011
President Declares Major Disaster For Oregon

President Declares Major Disaster For Oregon Release Date: February 18, 2011 Release Number: HQ-11-18 » More Information on Oregon Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Mudslides, Landslides, And Debris Flows » 2011 Region X News...

January 31, 2011
National Burn Awareness Week - 6-12 February 2011

News from FEMA Region X:National Burn Awareness Week - 6-12 February 2011Winter Months Increase Fire Risk - Children Particularly Vulnerable Release Date: January 31, 2011 Release Number: R10-11-03SEATTLE, Wash. -- Each year on average 18,300 Americans are injured, and more than 3,500 die in fires, with children age 14 and under making up 10-15 percent of all fire deaths. National Burn Awareness Week is...

January 18, 2011
Join the Duck: ShakeOut earthquake drill Jan. 26

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 Join the Duck: ShakeOut earthquake drill Jan. 26 More than 6,000 people have registered for what will be Oregon’s largest-ever earthquake drill – the Great Oregon ShakeOut on Jan. 26. The statewide exercise – whose local partners include the University of Oregon’s Emergency Management Program and the Department of Geological Services – got a timely boost when the much-in-demand...

September 10, 2010
Insurance Tips for Emergency Preparedness

Oregon's Department of Consumer and Business Services issued a public information news release today that encourages Oregonians to take stock of their insurance coverage. The following main points are discussed within the article:

  1. Parts of Oregon are seismically active and wet, yet the typical homeowner and renters insurance policy does not cover earthquakes or floods. Special coverage can...
August 13, 2010
Danger Trees on the Right of Way

The Danger Trees on the Right of Way Committee formed in 2008 following a severe winter storm in 2007 that caused power outages and highway closures throughout the northwest portion of the state.The purpose of the committee "is to investigate the feasibility of establishing proactive,collaborative vegetation management measures for roadways in the state of Oregon." [Their] goal is to find ways to prevent the type of storm damage that occurred during the winter storm of 2007, when tens of...

August 5, 2010
The American Planning Association Releases its Latest PAS Report (560) Hazard Mitigation: Integrating Best Practices into Planning

The American Planning Association (APA), with support from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has released its latest PAS report (560) Hazard Mitigation: Integrating Best Practices into Planning, by James C. Schwab. The report seeks to close the gap that often exists between hazard mitigation planning and other local planning and regulatory land-use processes. It introduces hazard mitigation as a vital area of practice for planners; provides guidance on how to integrate...

July 19, 2010
Wild fire destroys 3 homes west of Yakima

COWICHE, Wash. (AP) — Fire officials say a wildfire in central Washington state has destroyed three homes and burned 8,500 acres.The fire, about 10 miles west-northwest of Yakima, started Sunday afternoon.As of nightfall on Sunday, as many as 100 other homes were threatened, according to the Yakima Herald-Republic website.Heavy winds were pushing the blaze toward an unknown number of homes.The fire earliler on Sunday was estimated to be burning on 3,000 acres and had sent a big plume of...

June 29, 2010
July 4 Fireworks Can Foil Family Fun

July 4 Fireworks Can Foil Family Fun -Don't Let the Fire in Fireworks Spoil Summer- Release Date: June 28, 2010 Release Number: R10-10-020 » 2010 Region X News Releases SEATTLE, Wash. -- Weather forecasts are mixed in the Pacific Northwest for this year’s Fourth of July...

June 23, 2010
FEMA Administrator Fugate Applauds President Obama's Appointment Of Kenneth Murphy As Regional Administrator

Release Date: June 17, 2010 Release Number: HQ-10-119 » 2010 Region X News Releases WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate today applauded President Obama's appointment of Kenneth Dean Murphy as FEMA Regional Administrator for Region X, which encompasses Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. "...

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