Tag: Disaster
Look Out For A Global Warming Land Rush
Oregonians have been known to complain when people move here from out of state, most particularly when they come from California. Remember that Tom McCall quote? But the real question […]
Stop Disasters!
Game Week might be over, but it doesn’t mean we’ll stop sharing cool sites with you when we find ’em. While researching International Day For Disaster Reduction, I found Stop […]
Alabama Red Cross Chapter Hit By Tornado
Have you ever wondered just how prepared a Red Cross chapter is for disaster? I mean, if a quake hit Portland, not only do we have to respond and help […]
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 […]