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Sisters High School Students Win Statewide Safety Video Contest!
From Oregon OSHA:Sisters High School students win statewide safety video contest!Three other teams also earn prizesSalem — Two students from Sisters High School took home first-place honors and $500 for […]
Ready to travel the ‘Organ’ Trail?
Occasionally we find something just so quirky and fun, that it demands a mention! I will admit that like many people, I grew up outside of Oregon with this perspective […]
Shaking up Earthquake Preparedness Month
What a day! A 8.6 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Sumatra island (Indonesia) with a 8.2 aftershock, then a 5.9 earthquake off the Southern Oregon coast, and then a […]
First Lady Michelle Obama Recognizes Sergeant Joshua Rassi: Veteran, Blood Donor, Red Cross Employee and a True American Hero
This morning, First Lady Michelle Obama told the story of Sergeant Joshua Rassi, who was hired at Portland Red Cross Blood Services following his service in Iraq! Michelle quotes Rassi, […]
Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up
Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling […]
Timeline of ‘the big one’ for the Portland area
Last month the Portland Mercury did some research to develop a timeline of what might occur in Portland if the ‘big one’ hit. That is, the predicted 8+ magnitude earthquake […]
Implementing Youth Preparedness In Your Organization (Seattle Workshop)
Here is an exciting opportunity being presented by the Federal Emergency Management Agency Region X (AK, ID, OR, WA). The FEMA Headquarters Individual and Community Preparedness Division, in partnership with […]
Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up
(Note: The name of the ‘Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up’ has slightly changed, however the content will be presented in the same style you have come to expect) Welcome to the Weekly […]