Join your local NET

Your neighbors will be your lifeline in an emergency.

Have you ever wanted to have training in the skills necessary at your neighborhood level for a range of disaster scenarios?  The Portland Bureau of Emergency Management offers classes for community volunteers.  Although SI is not within the city of Portland, SI residents may take this series of classes for free. This link will take you to information about the NET program and how to sign up.  If you have any questions, feel free to contact Michael Rubenstein ph/text 503 729-3086. 

Every “neighborhood” (a group of nearby—no more than a quarter-of-mile from each other—homes, farms, businesses) on Sauvie Island should begin creating a NEIGHBORHOOD EMERGENCY TEAM (NET). We should have 15-20 NETs on the Island.

The City of Portland’s Bureau of Emergency Management and Multnomah County’s Office of Emergency Management are encouraging the residents of Sauvie Island to prepare for a regional emergency such as a severe winter storm, flood, wildfire, or major earthquake by creating NETs island-wide.

Our 2017 picnic was held at the neighborhood gathering place of one Sauvie Island NET (the homes near the intersection of Sauvie Island Road and Reeder Road). We are beginning to stock our “neighborhood emergency cellar” with enough supplies to last up to two weeks, if necessary.

For more information on organizing your own NET for your part of the island, contact Fire Chief Chris Lake or Michael Rubenstein.

PLUS, watch NEWSLINKS for details on upcoming information and training sessions at the Fire Station.