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Tornado Warning In Kansas: My Mom Is Prepared
My mom just called me from Kansas to say that they’re under a tornado warning. She said, “I just wanted to let you know so you wouldn’t worry. We’re down […]
China Earthquake: Local Concert Raises More Than $12,000 for Relief Efforts
Thank you to Jay Chen, all the musicians and everyone who helped raise more than $12,000 for the China earthquake relief efforts at last weekend’s benefit concert. Below is a […]
China Earthquake: Pandas Move To New Home
Aww… These pandas were acting disturbed after their home was damaged in the earthquake so zookeepers moved them to a new home. They seem to be happier now (and as […]
Disaster Action Team Responses
On Thursday Morning, June 5, 2008, at 3:30 am there was an apartment fire in Southwest Portland that affected 2 units, one adult per unit. When the Red Cross disaster […]
We’ll Leave This One to the Experts…
In case you forgot, we’re celebrating CPR/AED Awareness Week by digging through the archives to bring you relevant videos. Have we inspired you to sign up for a class? Today’s […]
What Not To Do at a Portland Bus Stop
As you might have suspected, the CPR dance is becoming a hot trend around our offices. Just moments ago, I caught Health & Safety’s Dave Brooke totally rocking out. I […]
Check Out Our Acrylic Pointy Thing!
So we were wrapping up our staff meeting last week, when our boss Gareth said, “Oh, I have a gift for all of you.” Robin, Erica and I looked at […]
LOST: Jack Gives Charlie CPR
As promised, here is your daily video in celebration of CPR/AED Awareness Week. Are you a Lost fan? We’re all obsessive Losties around here. Perhaps it’s the element of disaster […]
Who Survives When Disaster Strikes?
Aside from the Washington Post article, I wanted to point you in the direction of an article from Time magazine’s June issue, all about how people respond in disaster situations. […]
How Many Red Crossers Does It Take to Draft a Strategic Plan?
Funny how your most productive working days don’t always happen while sitting at a desk… Yesterday, we got out of the office to do a little strategic planning. There were […]