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Watch this video to learn about tsunami preparedness.
What should you do when you are on the coast and the earth shakes? Watch this excellent video from PBS to find out.
Play these FREE online escape rooms.
Play 3 FREE online escape rooms that teach you about Cybersecurity.
Receive emergency alerts where you live
Sign up for the Emergency Alert System for your area.
Download a free manga comic.
Tokyo X Day explores the aftermath of a devastating Tokyo earthquake.
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Announcing the 2023 Round 2 Small Business Growth Fund Grant Recipients.
In The News
September is National Preparedness Month, and one local man is highlighting that message with an escape room he created in hopes to prepare people.
The Shaky Grounds Cafe Podcast
In Episode 2 of the Shaky Grounds Cafe Podcast, our game designer and host, Tyler Robinson, dives head first into the Twin Bucket Emergency Toilet.
The Shaky Grounds Cafe Podcast
In Episode 1 of the Shaky Grounds Cafe Podcast, our game designer and host, Tyler Robinson, attempts to answer the frequently asked question, Where Should I Store My Emergency Supply Kit?
Download and read a free Dark Horse comic
Free Comics! A collaboration between the Oregon Department of Emergency Management and Dark Horse Comics.
Locate your nearest BEECN site
Do you know where to go in your neighborhood to get information and report emergencies after a major earthquake?
Download and fill out this Emergency Planner
Download and fill out this form to help you make an emergency reunification plan.
Download this pamphlet about emergency sanitation
A major earthquake will likely compromise Portland’s fragile sewer system making toilets unusable. Having a plan in place for human waste management is important for your health and sanity. Download, print and read this pamphlet about the Twin-Bucket Emergency Toilet and learn just how easily and cheaply this solution can be assembled.
Explore this map
Use this interactive map from the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) to learn about the hazards where you live and work and play.
Watch this 60 second video about water prep
Store 2 weeks worth of water to increase your emergency preparedness. 1 gallon per person (and pet), per day for 14 days.
Take a Free OSU Course Online: Preparing for the CSZ
OSU offers a free self-guided coarse where you will learn all about the largest threat we face here in the Pacific Northwest. Learn about what to expect and how you can prepared for it.
Download this Cookbook
Recipes to turn your emergency food supply and pantry items into delicious meals.