NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

Emergency Preparedness Brainstorming Session – Video Recording

April 4, 2024

This meeting was held on April 11, 2024 via Zoom. It was open to all those who live, work and/or own property in the Palisades Neigborhood Association (PNA).

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE VIDEO RECORDING OF the April 11, 2024 SESSION WITH PALISADES NEIGHBORS

Use Passcode: +@w68&n5

 

WHAT WE COVERED:

Rick Eilers, PNA Emergency Preparedness Committee Coordinator, will share:

  • A brief history of our the neighborhood-wide emergency preparedness efforts;
  • Overview of the many resources available on the PrepLO.org website;
  • Physical resources acquired to date for the benefit of our neighborhood;
  • What is CERT and where to sign up

 

Roger Gray, PNA Area 7 Rep, will briefly share his communication with the City, PGE and Oregon Public Utilities Commission (OPUC) regarding how they are preparing for future disasters, whether winter storms, summer fires, or other natural disasters.

Frederique Lavios, PNA Chair, will then lead the brainstorming session.

Let’s all brainstorm on what we want to focus on and how to accomplish those goals. All ideas and solutions are welcome. Examples include:

  • Increased preparedness for individual households;
  • Increased neighborhood-wide preparedness;
  • Increased advocacy work and communications with the City;
  • Increased advocacy work and communications with public utilities
  • Emergency response on an individual and/or street-wide and/or neighborhood wide level

 

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