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SAVE THE DATE: April 14, 2025. 11:30-1 PM, Free Presentation. Corrine Haning, Public Affairs Officer for Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue will talk about "Lessons Learned from the California fires" at the Washington County Public Affairs Forum meeting on April 14th. Neighbors Ready! will share what you can do to get prepared. Join us at The Old Spaghetti Factory, 10425 NE Tanasbourne Drive, Hillsboro, OR. Doors open at 11:30 AM. No registration required. Its free and everyone is welcome. 
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FREE Event: April 27, 2025. 10:30 AM - 1 PM. Fourth Annual Earth Care and Resiliency Fair. Climate change has resulted in increasingly dangerous natural disasters, including: extreme storms, winds, droughts and fires. Join us at the Fourth Annual Earth Care & Resiliency Fair at St Andrew Lutheran Church (12405 SW Butner Rd, Beaverton OR). You'll learn about what you can do to help care for the Earth and prepare yourself for disasters. Click here for the flier.  Click to open flier  Cliick to go to the registration page. Free training! Series: Older Adult Communities Prepared for Disaster, April 23rd & May 21st, 2025. Register here! Please join the Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM), in partnership with the Oregon Advocacy Commissions Office, AARP, Oregon Association of Area Agencies on Aging and Disabilities, and the Oregon State University Extension Service for a two-part virtual educational series on how to help older adults prepare for the disasters we face every year in Oregon such as ice storms, wildfires, and extreme heat. This series is intended for organizations, community groups, faith-based organizations serving older adults, emergency management professionals, and anyone else interested in this topic.
Older adults face unique challenges preparing for and in the aftermath of natural disasters. This population can be among the hardest hit by fires, floods, winter storms, heat events, and extended power outages. Learn the many reasons older adults are at a particular disadvantage during disasters and how to help them and their families think through and prepare for a variety of scenarios. Presented by Lauren Kraemer, MPH, Associate Professor of Practice in the College of Health with the Oregon State University Extension Service, in collaboration with Oregon Care Partners. Register here!
Free training! Disaster Preparedness for Older Adults & their Caregivers, Feb 25, 2025. 7:00-8:30 PM (Zoom). Presented by Lauren Kraemer, MPH, Associate Professor of Practice in the College of Health with the Oregon State University Extension Service, in collaboration with Oregon Care Partners. Older adults face unique challenges preparing for and in the aftermath of natural disasters. This population can be among the hardest hit by fires, floods, winter storms, heat events, and extended power outages. Learn the many reasons older adults are at a particular disadvantage during disasters and how to help them and their families think through and prepare for a variety of scenarios. Register here!
In the February CPO 1 & 7 meeting, CPO 1 is partnering with CPO 7 for a program focusing on Emergency Preparedness. Fires, floods, earthquakes, ice storms, and other emergencies happen in all communities. Being prepared can make a huge difference in your comfort and resiliency after a ‘surprise event’ of this kind occurs.
Nancy Flores-Sanchez, Senior Program Communication and Education Specialist with Washington County, will provide emergency management and public health information along with concrete suggestions for what to do before, during and after an emergency. Details:
Free Training Opportunity! Beaverton Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Feb 13 - April 19, 2025. CERT, a FEMA-based program, trains people to respond safely to emergencies on the family, neighborhood, and community levels and can assist when first responders are unavailable. If you are 18 or older and live or work inside the Beaverton school district boundaries, learn more and register now for a free CERT Basic Training course that starts on Feb 13. If you live outside the Beaverton Oregon area, find your local CERT team on the FEMA website.
 If you live in the City of Portland and you want to organize your neighborhood, you can get support from Portland's Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET). Your group of 10 or more people may request a Neighborhood Emergency Team (NET) volunteer to present simple, inexpensive ways to prepare for emergencies ranging from severe weather to a major earthquake. These are virtual or in-person, and last for 75 minutes. Fill out a PBEM Presentation Request form.
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