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Multnomah County Health Department

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Emergency Preparedness and
Incident Command System

Obtain the Planning for Performance video in one of two ways:

  1. All videos posted on this sight in streaming web and bonus features of a Medical Field Station tour and a debrief of the Top Officials Exercise Medical Care Point exercise, are available on two high resolution DVDs. Since they were funded by the U. S. Centers for Disease Control, they are available for reasonable duplication, shipping, and handling costs from http://sightandsoundservices.com/agora/agora.cgi?product=ICS The DVDs can be duplicated without permission.

  2. Copy It. If you have a copy of Planning for Performance, you are authorized to duplicate this Copyright protected video so long as it is:
    • not for sale or resale;
    • is copied in its entirety and
    • used for purposes consistent with the U. S. Department of Homeland Security’s National Incident Management System.
    Any other use requires the express written permission of the Multnomah County Health Department (direct to attention of Emergency Preparedness Manager).

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Emergency Preparedness Home Page

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Programs and Aids

The Push Partner Registry
supports organizations and large businesses willing to operate a PRIVATE dispensing site for employees, their families, and their clients (in the case of at-risk, or special needs, service providers).



The Voluntary Emergency Registry is a list of persons who need help evacuating their home during an emergency, or who would be unable to evacuate without special notification from emergency response personnel. The registry also includes people who would be unable to remain at home without assistance following a disaster. Information in this list will be provided to the Bureau of Emergency Communications (911) and other emergency response personnel from the City of Portland and Gresham and Multnomah County.




Health Reserve Corps

The Health Reserve Corps (HRC) is a voluntary unit, made up of local licensed health care professionals who will be called upon to assist in the response to large-scale heath or medical emergencies.
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The Pocket Guide to Emergency Preparedness


To order copies of the Pocket Guide, please fill in the form on this page.


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