4 • The Southwest Portland Post
NEWS
March 2014
Winter snowstorm a reminder that neighbors need to plan for emergencies
By Erik Vidstrand
The Southwest Portland Post
Most businesses closed either early
or tried to stay open as best as possible
during the early February snowstorm
which dropped a foot of snow in South-
west Portland.
First Friday was cancelled in
Multnomah Village. School activities
and sports were postponed. Buses ran
late, slowly, and infrequently much of
the storm.
The electricity shut off and water
pipes busted.
But for local residents Bob Cogan and
his cousin Jean Fitzgerald, all went as
planned; at least for them.
“This is a perfect time to become ac-
quainted with emergency preparedness
and become part of a team,” Fitzgerald
said while sipping on a hot tea.
The cousins have been out canvassing
just a small part of their Multnomah
neighborhood to conduct outreach and
ask neighbors to join a team to be ready
for an emergency.
“Just this little bit of snow makes you
a prisoner in your own home,” Cogan
said as he showed off his two-week
supply of emergency water and food
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in his apartment.
“My sister called me
just now to see if I had
lost electricity,” Fitzger-
ald related. “What will
you do when you can’t
use the Internet or listen
to the TV or radio for
updates?”
“This snow is a wakeup
call for everyone,” Cogan
warned. “Next time it
could be an earthquake,
flood, or civil unrest.”
Cogan went on to ex-
plain how the Neighbor-
hood Emergency Teams
worked in each commu-
nity. A roster is made up
of adjoining streets with
names of all residents and
animals, phone numbers,
and emails.
Skills are added such
as nurse, plumber, and
electrician. Professional
or governmental help Multnomah residents Peter Samson and Robin Schauffler
may not come for days brave the snowy weather en route to O'Connor's
depending on the situ- Restaurant and Bar in Multnomah Village. Neighbors
ation.
and businesses need each other during an emergency.
The Post sat down with (Post photo by Erik Vidstrand)
the cousins in Cogan’s
apartment for the following interview.
we heard were, ‘Well if I die, I die!’ or
Q: What is your main purpose in becom-
‘I’m too busy right now to get orga-
ing involved with this team?
nized’.
Cogan: To help other people get orga-
Q: What made you get involved?
nized in the event of a major emergency.
Cogan: We heard some national ge-
Fitzgerald: We surveyed folks and got
ologists speak at an event a while back
nine out of 23 surveys back. We hope
and showed us information of natural
people become more serious.
disasters in Japan and California. We
Cogan: We tried getting information
were shook up! We’re also overdue for
to everyone through the Internet but
a large quake.
privacy is an issue for some. So we
Fitzgerald: Hillsdale residents Lynn
visited two dozen homes. We want to
Rossing and John Morris are very or-
form teams about emergency prepared-
ganized and prepared. They became
ness and assist folks with suggestions
co-chairs of the Hillsdale Neighborhood
on how to become prepared.
Emergency Team. NETs are made up
Q: What are some key messages?
of residents trained by the Portland
Fitzgerald: Do you have cash on hand
Bureau of Emergency Management.
in case ATMs are down? Do you have
Q: What is one more thing you like the
extra medications packed somewhere to
community to know?
take with you? What about pet needs?
Cogan: Be prepared.
Cogan: Well, some of the responses
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