The goal of Emergency Management is
to prevent or lessen the impacts of
natural or human-caused disasters.
Whether an earthquake, flood, winter storm, or other major
emergency, Emergency Management is responsible for ensuring that
all District staff
- firefighters, chief officers, fire
prevention, and support staff - are trained and ready to respond. Emergency Management also
manages TVF&R's Incident
Management Team program and oversees the District's Fire Operations Center which
may be activated during a major emergency.
The Fire District's Emergency Manager
is a member of
Washington County's Office of Consolidated Emergency Management
(OCEM), which TVF&R hosts at its
North Operating Center. The District also
provides emergency management support to the cities it protects in
Clackamas County.
In both counties, TVF&R Emergency Management works closely with other emergency
response and support agencies, including law enforcement, public works, and
amateur radio.
Emergency management operates through four phases:
In addition to training our own
personnel, Emergency Management
works closely with other local and
state agencies in an effort
coordinate response plans and
operations. Recent major
efforts have included regional, statewide,
and stand-alone earthquake exercises in
2001, 2003, 2008, and 2010, and terrorism
exercises in 2004, 2006, and 2007.
All of these exercises saw
involvement by response and support staff, and included activation of our
Fire Operations Center.
Smaller and more localized
activities include
joint training and an exercise with elements of the Oregon Army
National Guard's 141st Brigade Support Battalion, and an
evacuation exercise at Maryville Nursing Home,
both in 2007. For large and
small incidents and exercises, we
carefully assess our performance in
each exercise, commonly through
external evaluators, developing an
after action report that identifies
specific steps for improvement.
Emergency Management also lends expertise to local businesses, hospitals,
schools, senior centers, and other organizations that want to develop
emergency plans and procedures. Emergency Management personnel participate
in community events, safety fairs, and
public presentations in an effort
to inform our citizens about emergency preparedness.
Emergency preparedness
recommendations
Contact TVF&R's Emergency Manager
Email:
Jeff Rubin
Phone: (503) 259-1199