Emergency Preparedness

Oregon’s Department of Emergency Management says the Trump administration’s decision to abruptly cancel a hazard mitigation grant program will “significantly impact communities” across the state.

The threat of earthquakes, tsunamis and wildfires is turning Oregon into a state peppered with emergency caches.

Utilities for Eugene and Springfield have taken steps to prepare for future disasters similar to the 2024 ice storm, which knocked out power for tens of thousands of people.

Organizers in Clark County have issued a severe weather alert and opened an emergency shelter system, possibly through Sunday.

Anyone in an area under a tsunami warning should immediately move to higher ground or move inland.

Portland, a city of 635,000 that’s under the ever-looming threat of a massive earthquake along the Cascadia subduction zone, has just one city employee solely dedicated to earthquake preparedness. But after the city's annual budget planning process, that staffing number may drop to zero.

Tillamook and Josephine counties have both requested refrigerated trucks to store bodies. Most of Oregon's emergency planning has centered on different kinds of disasters.

In the wake of 116 deaths — and counting — OPB asked first-response, disaster-planning and communications experts for their takes on how the state should protect Oregonians from extreme weather.

We learn about a recent survey on how mass shootings are covered in the news, hear about how emergency managers are planning for the eclipse, and then sit down with artist and writer Nicole Georges.

The state of Oregon has announced a new round of taxpayer-funded grants to help schools and other public buildings better withstand a major earthquake.