Emergency Operations

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City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget Public Safety > Portland Bureau of Emergency Management > Emergency Operations Emergency Operations Budget Revenues by Fund 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Revenues $311,165 $21,660 $0 $0 General Fund $0 $16,218 $0 $0 Grants Fund $311,165 $5,442 $0 $0 Internal Revenues $1,213,524 $1,621,740 $2,744,048 $1,137,089 General Fund $1,527,572 $1,621,740 $2,744,048 $1,137,089 Grants Fund ($314,048) $0 $0 $0 Grand Total $1,524,689 $1,643,400 $2,744,048 $1,137,089 Program Expenses by Major Object Program expenses only include personnel, internal materials and services, external materials and services, and capital. 2023-24 Actuals 2024-25 Actuals 2025-26 Revised Budget 2026-27 Proposed External Materials and $171,573 $128,696 $426,641 $200,000 Services Internal Materials and $221,345 $452,335 $157,966 $191,273 Services Personnel $1,105,197 $1,225,140 $1,936,718 $745,816 Grand Total $1,498,115 $1,806,171 $2,521,325 $1,137,089 Program Description and Goals The Emergency Operations program remains in the Preparedness & Response section, and the Planning Program has shifted to the Planning & Mitigation Section. The Preparedness & Response section is responsible for the City's training and exercise, Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Alert & Warning, and Duty Officer programs. It is also responsible for the Bureau side maintenance of our fleet, technology, and communications. The EOC program strives to ensure that the facility, technology, and equipment remain operational and ready for use, that the City is administratively prepared to support emergency activations with or without notice, and to recruit, train, and exercise City 640

City of Portland Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Budget employees who work in the EOC. After dissolving during COVID, this program is still being rebuilt, and being developed to reflect changes in FEMA's National Incident Management System (NIMS) doctrine and comply with National Qualification System requirements as adopted through the State Qualification System and mandated by NIMS compliance requirements. The Preparedness & Response section manages specialized technologies and communication systems for not only the EOC, but the Duty Officer Program and the Bureau as a whole; including cell phones and computers, analog and digital radios, interoperability gateways, and satellite phone and data systems. This section also manages the Bureau's fleet to maintain operability, seasonal functionality, and driver qualifications and training. Services Duty Officer program; After-Action process; Alert & Warning program; emergency training exercises; emergency technology and communication management; emergency standards compliance Equity Impacts People of color, people with disabilities, and people who do not speak English as their first language are disproportionately impacted in a disaster. In addition, the housing crisis has increased the number of houseless residents, who face extreme risks in severe heat and severe cold, and during wildfire smoke incidents. Consideration of these groups is included in all Emergency Management training and exercises. The Operations Preparedness and Response section utilizes an equity approach to response efforts and includes an Equity Officer in command staff when the EOC is activated due to large-scale emergencies. Equity considerations are regularly included in Incident Action Plans and codified in Citywide Heat, Unhealthy Air Quality, and Severe Winter Weather Operational Guidelines, among others. Changes to Program The Planning program has been shifted from the Preparedness & Response section to the Planning & Mitigation section of PBEM. The EOC, Duty Officer, Training & Exercise, and Alert & Warning programs have insufficient support, due to employee loss and subsequent integration into the responsibilities of the Interim Preparedness & Response Manager. The Training program has degraded significantly since November 2025 due to employee loss. The Exercise program is similarly struggling for the same reason, with one exercise potentially in the offering only due to the support of our Hatfield Fellow intern. The Duty Officer Program has changed from teams of two - a primary Duty Officer and a Back-Up Duty Officer- to a single Duty Officer plus an available Manager on Duty. This design is new, and details are still being developed as they are identified, including how new Duty Officers are trained in. 641

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