Overlook NET

It's that time of year again, neighbors! Be a pal and take care of a storm drain near you.

Now's the perfect time to get in the Halloween spirit and clear your storm drains! to our favorite costume from last year. https://www.portland.gov/transportation/weather/adopt-storm-drain

PFR responded to a fire on Ainsworth near Concord.a few weeks ago. Luckily no lives lost or injuries. Neighbors who witnessed the fire said there was a big plume of dark smoke coming from the building and they were quite concerned. Fast action by firefighters contained fire damage in this multifamily dwelling.

Crazy weekend for Portland Fire. Numerous brush fires, a house fire which could have spread to surrounding houses and car fires which caught surrounding vegetation on fire in NW hills.

Retirement party in Overlook at Station 24.

Overlook NET members and neighbors are encouraged to attend the Neighborhood Emergency Team meeting this Monday, July 10, 2023 at 6:30PM.
Bring your preparedness questions, tips and your own camp chair.

Our team has not been meeting regularly as we self-deployed during the pandemic. We look forward to interest from our newest neighbors!

PBEM folks I think we need to get some NET branded life vests. Pick your design.

It was fun to train with this engaged group of community members. Glad we are increasing the diversity of languages in emergency response in Oregon.

Can You Help? Neighbor Deployment Request - Shelter Shifts.
The city needs help staffing warming shelters. If you've got the time, please consider helping out for a couple of hours.

Curious what it’s like? Read this OregonLive article.
https://www.oregonlive.com/weather/2023/02/6-hours-at-a-se-portland-warming-center-this-is-what-we-do-we-help-people.html

The unprecedented need for shelters, and reduced staffing levels due to travel difficulty, mean that your help is critical to this ongoing incident response. A giant THANK YOU to all of you who have signed up and already kept this operation running. Shelter shifts are open to the public, so please consider volunteering for a few hours if you have not yet.

We recommend people sign up to volunteer at a site they can safely walk to if possible. Click on each link to find volunteer opportunities at that site:

Charles Jordan Community Center (North Portland) http://bit.ly/3ZiwVBT
Friendly House (Northwest Portland) http://bit.ly/3XXrIyf
Salvation Army (North/Northeast Portland) http://bit.ly/3IAHtpw
Lloyd Center (Northeast Portland) http://bit.ly/3EzNyRR
Imago Dei (Southeast Portland) http://bit.ly/3IORikW

Before going to your first shift please watch the 10-minute NET Shelter Training video. Volunteers are also encouraged, but not required, to sign up for an additional two-hour online training if possible. Each training session includes time for questions and answers, and can be beneficial either before or after your first shift.
Register for a training here: http://bit.ly/3Ez7cgJ

6 hours at a SE Portland warming center: ‘This is what we do. We help people’ An air of anticipation hung over the children’s basketball court at Imago Dei in Southeast Portland shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday. Over the next six hours, 86 people – just four shy of the warming center’s capacity – would stream into the building, many with red noses and shivering from the ...

Overlook's Station 24 hosted a foam class recently; DYK Station 24 responds to all the industrial calls on Swan Island?
They have a big patch.

https://www.facebook.com/PortlandFire/posts/pfbid03GZzpBLDmDyevLZDJKCKVwRgwyuHAbvVknquZ1SpadxSVEwXAQW1F4tsCwSHGj8jl

If this sort of community support sounds like something you'd like to be involved with; reach out to us! Training and serving as a Portland NET volunteer offers lots of opportunities like this to help your neighbors.

People often ask what do NET's do. Here is a wonderful example of how NETs are an integral part of the safety net during all types of community emergencies. Thank you to everyone who stepped up to keep people safe and warm during the holidays.

ICE STORM APPROACHING
If you are new to Portland, you're in for a treat; we are expecting freezing rain and subfreezing temperatures. What's freezing rain? See below.

Please look out for your neighbors and share this information:

Weather Alert: Four Shelters Open Tonight
December 21, 2022
Emergency Weather Shelters opening at 8 pm tonight:

Arbor Lodge 1952 North Lombard Street, Portland

UPDATED ADDRESS Oregon Convention Center 960 NE 1st Ave, Portland, OR.

Portsmouth Union 4775 N Lombard St, Portland

Sunrise Center 18901 E. Burnside Street, Portland

Pets are welcome at all shelters.

Care for When It's Cold has current emergency shelter information.


How to Help
Contact 211 to find an open shelter or help with transportation to a shelter. Interpreters are available for 100+ languages by phone. Text and email is in English and Spanish only.

Call 2-1-1 or 1-866-698-6155 (24/7)

TTY dial 711 and call 1-866-698-6155

Text your zip code to 898211 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)

Email [email protected]

Search online at 211info.org

TriMet fares are waived for anyone going to a warm place during this emergency. TriMet asks riders to let their driver know they are headed to a warm place.

Call the Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) hotline at 503-988-3646 for 24-hour information and assistance to older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers.

Call 9-1-1 of someone is showing symptoms of hypothermia: shivering uncontrollably, or suffering confusion, slurred speech or drowsiness. Get them somewhere warm and dry.

In Portland, call 9-1-1 and request Portland Street Response for people experiencing mental health crisis.

In Multnomah County, call the Multnomah County Sheriff non-emergency response line at 503-823-3333 to request a welfare check.