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Council Crest Radio Tower Open House

Submitted by Ginny Stromer on August 22, 2008 - 10:48am. | | | | |
Sep 11 2008 - 7:00pm
Sep 11 2008 - 9:00pm

This year, the City of Portland will start work to replace the radio transmission tower at Council Crest Park. The new tower will be nearly the same height as the existing tower and will be erected right next to it. After construction, the old tower will come down and the materials will be recycled. Construction is scheduled to begin in early September 2008 and be completed by Nov. 1, 2009.

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City to Replace Council Crest Radio Tower

Submitted by Ginny Stromer on August 22, 2008 - 10:36am. | | | | |

Open House

Thursday, September 11, starting at 7 pm
Ainsworth School, 2425 SW Vista

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No July Emergency Preparedness Meeting

Submitted by Michael Kisor on July 2, 2007 - 5:31pm. |
Jul 12 2007 - 7:00pm
Jul 12 2007 - 7:01pm

There will be no EP meeting in July.

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Greener Homes & Gardens Expo

Submitted by Michael Kisor on April 27, 2007 - 11:59am. |
May 20 2007 - 11:00am
May 20 2007 - 5:00pm

Designed to contribute to the tremendous momentum of public interest in green homes/building, sustainable landscaping/gardening, and alternative energy/biofuels. Show features two pavilions:

  • The Self-Sustainability Forum: Preparedness, Self-Reliance & Relocalization

$3.00 suggested donation that will benefit The ReBuilding Center.
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Greener Homes & Gardens Expo

Submitted by Michael Kisor on April 27, 2007 - 11:59am. |
May 19 2007 - 10:00am
May 19 2007 - 6:00pm

Designed to contribute to the tremendous momentum of public interest in green homes/building, sustainable landscaping/gardening, and alternative energy/biofuels. Show features two pavilions:

  • The Self-Sustainability Forum: Preparedness, Self-Reliance & Relocalization

$3.00 suggested donation that will benefit The ReBuilding Center.
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Emergency Preparedness Meeting

Submitted by Michael Kisor on April 27, 2007 - 12:33am. |
May 10 2007 - 7:00pm
May 10 2007 - 8:30pm

This is the monthly meeting of the SW Emergency Preparedness Group. We are a group of citizens working to create disaster-resistant communities by raising public awareness, working with our civic leaders, and educating citizens how to prepare for and respond to natural disasters. We invite anyone with an interest to attend.

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Safety and Crime

committee is dedicated to helping neighbors make our neighborhood a safer place.

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Emergency Preparedness Meeting

Submitted by Michael Kisor on February 13, 2007 - 4:05pm. |
Mar 8 2007 - 7:00pm
Mar 8 2007 - 8:30pm

This is the monthly meeting of the SW Emergency Preparedness Group. We are a group of citizens working to create disaster-resistant communities by raising public awareness, working with our civic leaders, and educating citizens how to prepare for and respond to natural disasters. We invite anyone with an interest to attend.

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NET Team Leader / Emergency Preparedness Meeting

Submitted by Michael Kisor on January 15, 2007 - 12:33am. |
Feb 8 2007 - 7:00pm
Feb 8 2007 - 9:00pm

This is the monthly meeting of the SW Emergency Preparedness Group. We are a group of citizens working to create disaster-resistant communities by raising public awareness, working with our civic leaders, and educating citizens how to prepare for and respond to natural disasters. We invite anyone with an interest to attend.

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Lessons learned from the Kim family tragedy

Submitted by Michael Kisor on December 18, 2006 - 2:06am.

Chris Vardas alerted the Neighborhood Emergency Team Leaders to this Oregonian article: Confusion hampered search for Kims. As i read it, it became clear that only a succession of mistakes led to James Kim’s death. Tragedy might have been averted had any one of those mistakes not been made.

The first mistake was to take a road normally closed and impassible in the wintertime. This might have been avoided by a good map, or calling in for a road report. Another mistake was not turning around when they encountered boulders in the road (a clue that the route might not be well traveled that time of year), or continuing to proceed when visibility became so bad they had to drive with a car door open just to see the road. Each of these mistakes were little, incrementally, but when cascaded together like they were, became a big problem very quickly. These errors essentially amount to a failure to take preliminary precautions, to adequately assess the situation and its dangers, and to properly react to them. NET members could face similar challenges, particularly when performing search and rescue operations. One little mistake can lead to another, and to another. Danger can be stealthy; we need to be vigilant.

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NET Team Leader / Emergency Preparedness Meeting

Submitted by Chris Vardas on November 15, 2006 - 12:33am. | |
Dec 14 2006 - 7:00pm
Dec 14 2006 - 8:30pm

Due to a power outage, this meeting was postponed to January.

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Emergency Preparedness Meeting

Submitted by Michael Kisor on November 15, 2006 - 12:33am. |
Apr 12 2007 - 7:00pm
Apr 12 2007 - 8:30pm

This is the monthly meeting of the SW Emergency Preparedness Group. We are a group of citizens working to create disaster-resistant communities by raising public awareness, working with our civic leaders, and educating citizens how to prepare for and respond to natural disasters. We invite anyone with an interest to attend.

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Emergency Preparedness Meeting

Submitted by Michael Kisor on November 15, 2006 - 12:33am. |
Jun 14 2007 - 7:00pm
Jun 14 2007 - 8:30pm

This is the monthly meeting of the SW Emergency Preparedness Group. We are a group of citizens working to create disaster-resistant communities by raising public awareness, working with our civic leaders, and educating citizens how to prepare for and respond to natural disasters. We invite anyone with an interest to attend.

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CANCELLED -- NET Team Leader / Emergency Preparedness Meeting

Submitted by Chris Vardas on November 15, 2006 - 12:33am. | |
Jan 11 2007 - 7:00pm
Jan 11 2007 - 9:00pm

Due to the icy weather forecast and our desire to have a high turn-out, this meeting is postponed to February 8th.

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Proposed Mission Statement for the SWNI NET Team

Submitted by Dennis Siegman on November 10, 2006 - 5:31pm. |

Recognizing that there are emergency preparedness situations  which may not directly impact specfiic neighborhood, but rather SWNI, or the City of Portland as a whole, the SWNI Emergency Preparedness Committee has formed the SWNI NET Team. The SWNI NET Team will be available to respond to incidents such as floods, windstorms, public speaking requests and recruitment opportunities as requested by SWNI, POEM or Portland Fire Bureau.

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Winter weather information & resources

Information on the web on how to cope with winter weather conditions…

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Emergency Preparedness Meeting

Submitted by Michael Kisor on September 29, 2006 - 6:19pm. |
Oct 12 2006 - 7:00pm
Oct 12 2006 - 8:30pm

This is the monthly meeting of the SW Emergency Preparedness Group. We are a group of citizens working to create disaster-resistant communities by raising public awareness, working with our civic leaders, and educating citizens how to prepare for and respond to natural disasters. We invite anyone with an interest to attend.

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Emergency Preparedness Meeting

Submitted by Michael Kisor on September 29, 2006 - 6:19pm. |
Nov 9 2006 - 7:00pm
Nov 9 2006 - 8:30pm

This is the monthly meeting of the SW Emergency Preparedness Group. We are a group of citizens working to create disaster-resistant communities by raising public awareness, working with our civic leaders, and educating citizens how to prepare for and respond to natural disasters. We invite anyone with an interest to attend.

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NET Redistricting, Book II

Submitted by Michael Kisor on September 15, 2006 - 1:36pm. |

We have been talking about NET Redistricting for a few months now. Here is an update on the latest planning which has emerged from the All-hands NET Gathering in August, and the September Emergency Preparedness meeting, going into the Team Leader meeting in late October.

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Emergency Preparedness meeting

Submitted by Michael Kisor on September 13, 2006 - 10:38am. | |
Sep 14 2006 - 7:00pm
Sep 14 2006 - 8:30pm

Our meetings are coordinated through SWNI (Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc.) but open to anyone with an interest in improving SW Portland's Emergency Preparedness. There are no residency nor NET-certification requirements. Earthquakes respect no political boundaries nor training certification status.

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