Officials push for regional training facilities and sustained resilience funding

Feb 12, 2026

Legislators and emergency management officials described gaps in training facilities, stockpile and recovery funding, urging multi‑year commitments to regional public safety facilities, stockpile sustainment and training hubs to sustain volunteers and meet large disaster demands.

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State and local emergency management leaders told the Public Safety Subcommittee on Feb. 12 that Oregon has rebuilt many organizational structures for resilience but still lacks the regional facilities and sustained funding needed to train personnel and respond to large disasters.

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