Attached in this newsletter:

On Call Community Rescue for Animals

(OCCRA) recruitment letter.

Disbursement of NET volunteers when geocoded onto a map

of Portland.

Portland Neighborhood

Emergency Teams

BULLETIN

Front Page Announcements

1. We have a number of trainings

coming up and described in this

newsletter, including First Aid,

animal rescue, and cooling center

training. See inside for more details!

2. In your online pro#les, you can

now indicate which NET is your

SECONDARY AFFILIATION. Details in

the pages that follow.

This newsletter was written in haste, so

please forgive any sloppiness!

Volume 4, Issue 3 Published 2016/04/02

NET Bulletin 2

NET Calendar Summary

Date Event Start Time Location/Notes

04/04 King NET 6:00 pmEmail kingnetpor tland@

gmail.com for location

04/04 Woodstock NET 6:30 pmClinton City Park, 5576

SE Division St.

04/04 NW Heights NET 6:30 pmForest Heights HOA

2065 NW Miller Rd.

04/07VOLUNTEERS REQUESTED: Warner

Paci#c preparedness event11:00 am See below

04/07 St. Johns NET 7:00 pmPioneer Methodist, 7528

N Charleston Ave.

04/11 Richmond NET 7:00 pmEmail phil.pdx.net@

gmail.com for location

04/11 Northwest District NET 6:30 pm

Multnomah County

Library, Thurman Branch,

2300 NW Thurman St.

04/11 Buckman NET 6:00 pmHinson Church, 1137 SE

20th Ave., Rm. 104

04/11 Overlook NET 6:30 pmLuck Lab, 1700 N

Killingsworth St.

04/12 Hollywood NET 6:30 pm 1505 NE 46th Ave.

04/14 Beaumont-Wilshire/Alameda NET 7:00 pmEmail conbricca@gmail.

com for location

04/16 Basic First Aid/CPR class 9:00 am See below

04/18 Arbor Lodge/Kenton NET 7:00 pmKenton Firehouse, 8105

N Brandon Ave.

04/19 Sunnyside NET 7:00 pmSoutheast Uplift,

3534 SE Main St.

04/27Oil Train Safety Symposium ($25

per person)9:00 am

Lakewood, WA; info at:

http://w w w.

regionalresilience.

org/events1.html

04/27 Irvington NET 7:00 pmEmail hovmiller@yahoo.

com for location

NET Bulletin 3

NET Calendar Items

1. First Aid/CPR class: First Aid class led by Lt. Ryan Mathes! The First Aid certi#cation

will come from the American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI). For more information

and to sign up, go to: https://w w w.eventbrite.com/e/first- aidcpr-

tickets-24047673238

LOG HOURS AS FIRST AID TRAINING

2. Warner Paci#c preparedness event: (2 volunteers needed), Thursday, April 7, 11 a.m.

to 1:30 p.m. Warner Paci#c College is hosting a preparedness event for students on

Thursday, April 7. Two NETs are needed to talk about the NET and BEECN programs and

about basic preparedness. The idea is to get students prepared and encourage them

to get involved with the NET program. Please email Felicia Heaton if you’re available,

Felicia.heaton@por tlandoregon.gov .

LOG HOURS AS OUTREACH

3. Cooling Center Training: Everyone has heard about the threat of a major

earthquake on the Cascadian fault, but you should also be aware of the hazards of

heat emergencies that will be coming as our summers get hotter. Elders in Action

in cooperation of Portland Bureau of Emergency Management and Portland Fire &

Rescue will be doing a training on emergency preparations for both situations on

Date Event Start Time Location/Notes

05/11 Hayhurst NET 6:45 pmAlpenrose Dairy Ice Cream

Parlor, 6149 SW Shattuck Rd.

05/11 Cooling Center Training 10:00 am See below

05/14 Basic NET begins 8:00 am

Email net@

por tlandoregon.

gov for location

05/14Overlook NET (Omaha Blocks

Walkaround)9:30 am

Email overlookprepares@

gmail.com for location

05/15VOLUNTEERS REQUESTED: First

Sunday Parkways11:00 am See below

06/25Southwest Neighborhoods

Emergency Preparedness Fair9:00 am

Multnomah Arts Center

7688 SW Capitol Highway

07/09 2016 Regional CERT Olympics TBAUniversity of Portland,

5000 N Willamette Blvd.

NET Bulletin 4

NET Calendar Items

Wednesday, May 11 from 10:00am-12:00pm at Ride Connection (9955 NE Glisan St.,

Portland OR). Jennifer Masotja from Multnomah County Emergency Preparedness will

discuss, “Preparing for Cascadia” while Kim Kosmas from Portland Fire & Rescue will

focus on “Dealing with Heat Emergencies in Portland’s Rapidly Changing Summers”.

Training will count toward NET Team credits for supporting Cooling Center support.

To sign up please RSVP to Elders in Action at 503-234-5474 or email Mark Noonan at

mark@eldersinaction.org . Space is limited and refreshment will be served.

LOG HOURS AS ADVANCED TRAINING

4. OCCRA - On Call Community Rescue For Animals: An emerging organization

dedicated to wild animal rescue in the urban area is looking for new volunteers. The

training you would receive if you choose to volunteer is relevant to NET (emergency

animal response). I have included their recruitment letter with this newsletter. If you

have questions or would like to join, please contact: Virginia Krakowiak (Virginia.

krakowiak@por tlandoregon.gov)

LOG HOURS AS ADVANCED TRAINING

5. Help needed for PortlandPrepares.org: PortlandPrepares.org has been created as

a landing page for all Portland NET teams and NET releated info (i.e., HAM radio, NET

gear, supplies, etc.) Por tlandPrepares.org becomes active this weekend April 3rd

2016 when NoPoNET.org website transitions to PortlandPrepares.org. WE NEED INPUT

FROM YOUR TEAM to (1) redirect to your existing website and/or (2) start a new

portal page for you. Visit this page https://noponet.org/net-teams/team-stub-

example/ then #ll out the Google Form link http://goo.gl/forms/RxlgM41dUV .

LOG HOURS AS PROGRAM SERVICE

6. WE NEED VOLUNTEERS to help build PortlandPrepares.org!: - website content

editors (to be assigned as quadrant leads, or speci#c page leads (i.e. Radio) with

ability to help each other out - bloggers - graphics editors (maps images, etc.)**If

interested, please email arborlodgeprepares@gmail.com with your contact

information. Join our public Facebook Group @ https://w w w.facebook.com/

groups/202676236788982/ This Group is an open forum where anyone can post

topics or events. Appropriate information will be shared with PBEM’s PortlandNET

Facebook page for increased exposure.

LOG HOURS AS PROGRAM SERVICE

7. Sunday Parkways: (MANY volunteers needed) Various dates and times, May-Sept.

Registration is now open for volunteers for all #ve Sunday Parkways events. Register

early to claim a volunteer spot in your area to do direct recruitment for new members/

NET Bulletin 5

NET Calendar Items

participants in your team! What?! You don’t even know about Sunday Parkways? Check

it out: http://w w w.por tlandoregon.gov/transpor tation/46103 ! NETs hang

out under a large yellow tent and tell folks about preparedness. It’s great fun and a

perfect way to get a few volunteer hours done. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP: http://bit.

ly/1UGjF6D .

LOG HOURS AS OUTREACH

8. SECONDARY NET AFFILIATION: Our primary NET is (usually) the NET for the

neighborhood we reside in. But how about the neighborhood we work in, or spend a

lot of time in for other purposes? This is your Secondary A"liation. For example, I live

in Irvington and my NET Irvington. I work in Lents, so my secondary a%liation is Lents.

There is now a way in your pro#le to indicate your secondary NET a"liation: log in,

and click on the “My Pro#le” tab. Under the heading of “NET A%liation and Role” is a

drop down menu to select your secondary NET. Later, I will provide these secondary

NET a"liation lists to the Team Leaders and encourage them to reach out to you.

Please sign up for yours!

NET Bulletin 6

News!

1. Vice: Neighborhood Emergency (Vice story about NET and neighborhood

response) http://motherboard.vice.com/read/neighborhood- emergency?trk_source=recommended

2. FEMA: March 2016 CERT E-Brief https://content.govdeliver y.com/accounts/USDHSFEMA/bulletins/13cf984

3. KGW.com: City to ask feds for disaster response funds http://w w w.kgw.com/news/local/city-to- ask-feds-for- disaster-response-funds/99090073

4. OPB: Portland Emergency Services Urges People To Sign-Up For ‘Improved’

Public Alerts System http://w w w.opb.org/news/ar ticle/por tland- oregon-public- aler ts-system/

5. Oregonlive: The Flood of ‘96 (interactive map) http://projects.oregonlive.com/maps/flooding/februar y-996#incar t_m-rpt-2

6. City Watch: It Takes Civilians to Make LA’s Emergency Preparedness Work (thanks

to John Steup for the ref) http://w w w.city watchla.com/index.php/the-la-beat/10405-it-takes-civilians-to-make-la-s- emergency-preparedness-work#sthash.JchUGAAY.dpuf

7. Los Angeles Times: Scientists develop new app that uses your cellphone to detect

earthquakes (thanks to John Beaston for the ref) http://w w w.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln- app-mobile-phone-detect- ear thquakes-20160212-stor y.html

8. Metro Report: Our land#ll legacy (report by Metro on the location of area

land#lls, thanks to Jan Roxburgh for the ref) http://w w w.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/03152004_landfill_histor y.pdf

9. OPB: Earthquake-Proo#ng Portland’s Water http://w w w.opb.org/radio/programs/thinkoutloud/segment/legislative-updates-i- ear thquake-proof-water-i-irene-taylor-brodsky-i- celebrating-summer-whisman/

NET Bulletin 7

News!

10. Oregonlive: FEMA: Oregon agencies, nonpro#ts eligible for disaster aid http://w w w.oregonlive.com/por tland/index.ssf/2016/02/fema_oregon_agencies_nonprofit.html

11. Oregonlive: Seaside students to ask celebrities, politicians: Help move our school

from tsunami zone? http://w w w.oregonlive.com/pacific-nor thwest-news/index.ssf/2016/02/seaside_high_students_to_celeb.html

12. CNN: Fiji: Deaths from Cyclone Winston reach 42 as full scope of disaster unfolds http://w w w.cnn.com/2016/02/22/asia/fiji-tropical- cyclone-winston/index.html

13. Outside: Make Calls in the Backcountry, Even Without Cell Service http://w w w.outsideonline.com/2057811/make- calls-backcountr y- even-without- cell-ser vice

14. Oregonlive: New map shows Oregon’s hot spots for potential landslides http://w w w.oregonlive.com/pacific-nor thwest-news/index.ssf/2016/02/new_map_shows_oregons_hotspots.html

15. Economic Innovation Group: The Distressed Communities Index http://eig.org/dci

16. Oregonlive: Fire crews battle 4-alarm #re at NE Portland marina with hundreds of

boats http://w w w.oregonlive.com/por tland/index.ssf/2016/02/fire_crews_battle_4- alarm_fire.html#incar t_river_home

17. Oregonlive: No, the Big One is not (necessarily) about to rock the Northwest http://w w w.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2016/03/no_the_big_one_is_not_about_to.html

18. Fox: Fire Dept.: Natural gas leak was cause of north Seattle explosion; damage

estimated at $3M http://q13fox.com/2016/03/09/9-firefighters-injured- after- explosion-in-seattles- greenwood-neighborhood/

19. KGW.com: Hurricane force winds thrash coast, turn deadly http://w w w.kgw.com/news/local/high-winds- expected-in-metro- area-oregon- coast/74636870

NET Bulletin 8

News!

20. livescience: Self-Filling Water Bottle Converts Humid Air into Drinkable H2O http://w w w.livescience.com/53401-fontus- conver ts-humidity-into-water.html

21. King NET: (now has a Facebook page) https://w w w.facebook.com/KingNeighborhoodNET/?pnref=stor y

22. Willamette Week: An Operator Shortfall at Portland’s 911 System LEads to

Dangerously Long Wait Times http://w w w.w week.com/2016/03/16/an- operator-shor tfall- at-por tlands-911-system-leads-to- dangerously-long-wait-times/

23. Commissioner Steve Novick: Partnerships key to preparing for ‘The Big One’ http://w w w.por tlandoregon.gov/novick/ar ticle/569543

24. NBC News: Alaska’s Pavlof Volcano Spews Ash 20,000 Feet Into Air http://w w w.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alaska-s-pavlof-volcano-spews- ash-20-000-feet- air-n546406

25. KGW.com: Funnel cloud spotted during hail storm in Wash. http://w w w.kgw.com/news/local/vancouver/funnel- cloud-spotted-during-hail-storm-in-wash/104939356

26. Oregon Health Authority: Air monitoring still showing low levels of metals; health

risk is also low http://w w w.oregon.gov/oha/news/Pages/Air%20monitoring%20still%20showing%20low%20levels%20of%20metals;%20health%20risk%20also%20low.aspx