Tag: Disaster
More On The Landslide…
Driving out to the landslide today was a little bit of a walk down memory lane. Where it occurred is literally just a few blocks from where I went to […]
Guess What We’re Responding To This Morning?
I’ll give you a few hints: 1) It’s not a fire.2) It’s been raining a lot around here, after a period of dryness.3) We’re headed over to SW Portland’s Burlingame […]
It’s International Day For Disaster Reduction!
Get your party hats ready — it’s time to celebrate International Day for Disaster Reduction! As Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of United Nations, said last year, “Disaster risk reduction is about […]
Get Prepared — It’s Free!
It’s a Wednesday afternoon. You’re at work, twiddling your thumbs (or playing SuperStruct). You wish there were something more exciting going on. Well, your wish is our command. On Wednesday, […]
Some Volunteer Appreciation
If you’ve been following the numbers on the blog (off to your right), you’ll see that we’re at about 186 Oregon deployments related to Hurricane Season 2008. Of those, about […]
Tsunami Drill: We Survived!
By all accounts, yesterday’s tsunami drill went well. You’ll be able to read all about it in next week’s Tillamook Headlight Herald — we’ll post it when we see it. […]
TSUNAMI!!!!!!
Watch out, Manzanita and Pacific City! In just over an hour, a tsunami will hit Oregon’s coast, causing destruction throughout Tillamook County. And no, I’m not psychic…this is a scheduled […]
An E-Mail From Texas
Those of you who know Daphne Mathew know that she’s a Red Crosser extraordinaire. Not only is she my communications counterpart over in Blood Services, she’s also a member of […]
Pena-Fisher Provides Care In Lindale
Following yesterday’s coverage of an Oregon Red Crosser on NPR, I thought I’d point you in the direction of another one profiled in the Eugene Register Guard. Stephanie Pena-Fisher is […]
Another Mapstravaganza. Thanks, Google!
Google rocks! They made an interactive map of all the shelters on the gulf coast. You can click on the icons for details about each shelter. And speaking of maps […]