‘Oregon Prepared’ workshop coming to Sunriver

The Oregon Office of Em ergency Management is hosting the 2nd annual Oregon Prepared Emergency Preparedness Workshop in Sunriver, March 31 to Apr. 2. The event will include more than 250 city, county, tribal, state, private and non-profit, and federal emergency management leaders.

“This event provides a forum for private and public entities at all levels to forge vital partnerships for resiliency,” said Sidra Metzger-Hines, a grants coordinator with OEM.

“It is the first time we’ve been able to gather such a huge cross-section of emergency management experts and professionals together in Oregon for trainings and best practices with conversations focusing emergency preparation, response, mitigation and recovery.”

The workshop is designed to provide a venue to address threats and hazards that affect Oregon, and move the state forward as a whole community in emergency management.

Recently, OEM has been leading or supporting a variety of emergency preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation projects including the development of the “Cascadia Playbook.”

The Cascadia Playbook will be a cross-cutting emergency management tool for the State of Oregon that supports various, existing plans and efforts for the first 14-days of a catastrophic incident.

Media is invited to attend and learn more about emergency management in Oregon. A media tour and interviews will available from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Thursday , Apr. 2, at the Great Hall Complex in Sunriver.