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Councilor Novick seeks $3M boost for emergency management; bureau says more capacity needed for alerts, planning and CEI Hub work
Summary
Councilor Novick proposed adding approximately $3 million to the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management to create 24/7 watch capacity, incident management and planning staff; PBEM staff said additional planners and exercise capacity are needed, including for CEI Hub preparedness.
Councilor Novick proposed adding approximately $3 million to the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management (PBEM) during the Climate Resilience and Land Use Committee meeting on May 15 to expand core operational capacity. Novick said the additional funding would support 24/7 watch staffing, incident coordination, a citywide incident management system position, planning and training/exercise functions and space costs.
Why it matters: PBEM staff told the committee the bureau lacks dedicated 24/7 personnel to monitor emerging hazards, initiate responses and issue public alerts; they said existing processes rely on waking…
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