City Auditor - City Recorder - Council Resolutions - 36392 Portland Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan amend resolution 36277 exhibit

The purpose of this appendix is to illustrate the review process that was utilized in identifying mitigation strategies in the City of Portland Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan. Under 44CFR Section 201.6.c.3.ii, a hazard mitigation plan must identify and analyze a comprehensive range of actions to mitigate the effects of each identified hazard. In meeting this requirement, the City of Portland recognized the importance of establishing a collaborative planning process to develop both short-term and long-term risk reduction strategies with strong ties to the city’s existing programs and divisions of governance. To accomplish this task, the City developed five hazard specific subcommittees composed of individuals and specialist with an understanding in natural hazard mitigation and responsibilities from city bureaus, state agencies and community organizations in and around Portland. The role of these committees was to provide insight on community issues, policies and programs related to natural hazards, review a comprehensive range of mitigation alternatives with regards to their prospective hazard, and provide a list of mitigation actions to the Steering committee to be prioritized. Once again, emphasizing existing programs, each subcommittee was charged to look at existing programs, technical documents and plans pertinent to their hazard and identify a comprehensive range of actions that could be implemented within the capabilities of the city.

The subcommittees met regularly (some weekly, some every other week) to finalize the hazard specific sections of the plan. Their primary responsibility was the development of action items for each hazard. For each action item, the subcommittees determined the coordinating body, internal and external partners, a timeline for implementation, and key issues addressed. Through a facilitated planning process, each subcommittee provided a list of mitigation strategies to the steering committee that were the results of a review of alternatives provided by the following sources:

• Technical source documents such plans, studies, feasibility analysis, and guidance documents.

The City of Portland has a long history of successful mitigation of the impacts from natural hazards that is deeply seated in proactive planning. This planning foundation has been built from growth management initiatives mandated by the state of Oregon, federal mandates such as the Clean Water Act and Endangered Species Act, and most importantly the City’s desire to protect its citizens and their property. It is not the intent of this plan to recreate the wheel and ignore successful planning efforts of the past. The initial purpose of this plan is to consolidate these existing plans and programs through a singular planning effort that will enhance hazard mitigation opportunities for the City of Portland. By focusing on existing programs that have a history of successful implementation, the initial success of this plan can be greatly enhanced. Since this plan is dynamic in its structure, the opportunity to enhance the strategies identified by this plan in terms of new programs will exist through the annual review of the plans progress, and ultimately in the 5-year plan update. With this premise in mind, each sub-committee was asked to focus on existing programs and plans when identifying initiatives for the action plan. During this review, each subcommittee looked at the program, determined its effectiveness based on input from the implementing agency, and identified possible enhancements. This review generated a list of actions specific to each hazard.

In an effort to strive for a balanced approach to hazard mitigation, the City of Portland defined seven mitigation categories for each action to be assigned. The purpose of this process was to assure a comprehensive range of initiatives would be considered. These categories are listed and defined in table E-1.

The Action Item Matrix included in Chapter 1 of the City of Portland Natural Hazard Mitigation plan has been enhanced for this appendix to illustrate the mitigation category and the source document (if applicable) for each mitigation action item. The reason for this enhancement is to illustrate the comprehensive range of all actions considered and their source. All mitigation categories identified in table E-1 are represented in this action item matrix. This illustrates the city’s commitment to consider all possible actions and to strive for balance in its approach to hazard mitigation. This also illustrates the comprehensive range of alternatives considered by the city.

Natural Hazard

Action Item

Coordinating Organization / Internal Partners

Mitigation Action Category

Source

Plan Goals Addressed

Highest Priority ------------------>

Identify risk level and evaluate Portland’s vulnerability to natural hazards

Implement activities to protect human life, property and natural systems.

Promote public awareness, engage public participation, and enhance partnerships through education, outreach and coordination

Establish a disaster resilient economy.

Build and support the capacity and commitment to continuously become less vulnerable to hazards.

City of Portland Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan Action Items - Organized by Hazard

Multi-Hazard Mitigation Action Items

Short-Term Multi-Hazard #1

Continue to involve the public in updating the Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan.

Portland Office of Emergency Management, Bureau of Planning

Public Information

DMA 2000;met 2 of 5 goals; applies to all hazards

Short-Term Multi-Hazard #2

Form a committee to identify and coordinate critical transportation (street and highway) networks.

Portland Department of Transportation, Bureau of Maintenance / Bureaus of Planning, Fire & Rescue, Police, Parks and Recreation, Urban Forestry

Emergency Services

Regional Emergency Management Technical Committee Emergency Transportation Route sub-committee report; meets 3 of 5 goals; applicable to all hazards

Short-Term Multi-Hazard #3

Improve enforcement of state recommendations to prohibit essential facilities in hazard areas.

Bureau of Development Services / Portland Office of Emergency Management; Fire, Police

Preventive

Department of Land Conservation and Development Goal 7; met 3 of 5 goals; applies to all hazards

Short-Term Multi-Hazard #4

Revise Portland’s Comprehensive Plan to address natural hazards including, but not limited to, floods, landslides, earthquakes, wildland fires, and winter storms.

Bureau of Planning / Portland Office of Emergency Management

Preventive

DLCD Goal 7; met 3 of 5 hazards; applies to all hazards

Short-Term Multi-Hazard #5

Incorporate assessment of terrorist threats into Portland’s Hazard Mitigation Plan. Additionally, consider natural hazards if future opportunities to address terrorist threats to Portland arise.

Portland Office of Emergency Management / Bureaus of Fire & Rescue, Police, and Transportation

Hazard Identification

DMA2000 Enhanced Mitigation Plan definition; met 3 of 5 goals; applies to all hazards

Short-Term Multi-Hazard #6

Acquire Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) images of the Portland Metro area and the Bull Run Watershed.

Portland Office of Emergency Management / Corporate GIS, Bureau Environmental Services, Fire and Rescue, Bureau of Water, Portland Office of Transportation

Hazard Identification

Met 2 of 5 goals; applies to all natural hazards; recommended by sub-committees

Short-Term Multi-Hazard #7

Use findings from Portland’s Risk Assessment (HAZUS-MH) to enhance the existing debris removal plan.

Bureau of Sustainable Development / Portland Office of Emergency Management, Portland Office of Transportation, Maintenance, Bureau of Environmental Services

Preventive

Recommendation of sub-committees; applies to all hazards; met 2 of 5 goals

Short-Term Multi-Hazard #8

Create a mitigation mapping committee.

Portland Office of Emergency Management, Corporate GIS / Bureau of Environmental Services, Portland Department of Transportation, Bureau of Development Services, Fire Bureau, Water Bureau

Hazard Identification

Recommendation of sub-committees; applies to all hazards; met 2 of 5 goals

Short-Term Multi-Hazard #9

Partner with utilities as they ensure continuity of service to the City of Portland.

Portland Office of Emergency Management / Disaster Policy Council, Mitigation Sub-Committee leaders; Cable and Franchise

Emergency Services

Regional Emergency Management Technical Committee Regional Utility Plan sub-committee report; applicable to all hazards

Short-Term Multi-Hazard #10

Develop a city employee emergency response plan to assure that city employees know what is expected of them so that services are continued.

Portland Office of Emergency Management / Disaster Policy Council; Human Resources, OMF, Bureau of General Services, Fire and Rescue, Police, Emergency Communications

Emergency Services

Recommendation of sub-commities.

Long -Term Multi-Hazard #1

Develop a public outreach program to raise awareness of hazard risk.

Portland Office of Emergency Management / Bureau of Planning, Disaster Policy Council, NETs, Bureau of Sustainable Development, Bureau of Development Services, Bureau of Environmental Services, Bureau of Water, Parks and Recreation, Office of Neighborhood Involvement, Portland Office of Transportation, Bureau of Maintenance

Public Information

DMA 2000; applies to all hazards

Long-Term Multi-Hazard #2

Increase the responsiveness of the emergency permitting procedures for post-hazard event periods through development of a procedural plan and the purchase of a mobile permitting van.

Bureau of Development Services / Portland Department of Transportation, Bureau of Maintenance, Bureau of Environmental Services, Water Bureau, Risk Management

Preventive

Recommendation of sub-committees. Applies to all hazards

Long-Term Multi-Hazard #3

Develop citywide vegetation protection/planting goals, policies, and plans and implementing tools. Coordinate with vegetation management strategy development for wildfire, flood, and landslide hazard mitigation.

Bureau of Planning, Bureau of Environmental Services / Bureaus of Development Services, Parks and Recreation; Fire & Rescue

Natural Resource Protection

Recommendation of sub-committees. Applies to all hazards

Short-Term Flood #1

A covenant is recorded with the deed of new development in the floodplain to ensure that space below the BFE is not converted to habitable space. This should be codified to improve compliance.

Bureau of Development Services

Preventive

Recommendation of Flood Technical Subcommittee

Short-Term Flood #2

Continue to co-fund improvements to river and stream gauges in the Portland metropolitan area with the United States Geological Survey.

Bureau of Environmental Services

Emergency Services

1996 Hazard Mitigation Plan*

Short-Term Flood #3

Convene an interagency committee to determine which datum will be used when the City is responding to a flood event. This decision will not preclude agencies from using their own datum during non-flood times.

Harbor Master, Fire Bureau / Bureau of Development Services, Portland Office of Emergency Management

Emergency Services

1996 Hazard Mitigation Plan*

Short-Term Flood #4

Secure the agreements necessary to design and implement the redevelopment of Freeway Land Company site (within the Lents Urban Renewal Area) to better manage floods.

Bureau of Environmental Services / Portland Development Commission; Bureau of Planning, Portland Office of Transportation, Portland Parks and Recreation

Structural

Johnson Creek Restoration Plan (2000); Lents 2040 Tech Memos 1 and 2 (2001, 2002); Johnson Creek Restoration and Nuisance Flood Mitigation Freeway Land Company Flood Management Analysis (2005)

Short-Term Flood #5

Acquire outside funding to lead the application process for a Class 5 rating the next time the City submits for the Community Rating System certification.

Bureau of Environmental Services, Community Rating System Coordinator / Bureau of Development Services; BoP; Parks; Portland Office of Emergency Management; Bureau of Maintenance

Public Information

Recommendation of Flood Technical Subcommittee

Short-Term Flood #6

Support MCDD in the continued calibration and updating of hydraulic models for conveyance and internal flood impacts to the four managed floodplains managed by Multnomah County Drainage District # 1.

Portland Office of Emergency Management, Bureau of Environmental Services / Bureau of Planning

Preventive

Recommendation of Flood Technical Subcommittee

Short-Term Flood #7

Develop a multiple-agency plan for evacuation of the managed Columbia River floodplain in Multnomah County in the event of a potential levee failure.

Mitigation Program Coordinator, Portland Office of Emergency Management / Portland Office of Transportation

Emergency Services

Recommendation of Flood Technical Subcommittee

Short-Term Flood #8

Secure funding to implement the passive flood management projects that are recommended in the Johnson Creek Restoration Plan. Coordinate with Portland Development Commission’s urban renewal efforts in Lents and with other partners in other parts of the watershed.

Bureau of Environmental Services, Johnson Creek Watershed Manager / Portland Development Commission, Parks and Recreation

Structural/Natural resource Protection

Johnson Creek Restoration Plan (2000); Lents 2040 Tech Memos 1 and 2 (2001, 2002)

Short-Term Flood #9

Identify funding for the design and construction of the Springwater Wetlands Complex, a 30-acre floodplain wetland restoration project in the Lents area of Johnson Creek.

Johnson Creek Watershed Manager, Bureau of Environmental Services / Parks and Recreation, Portland Development Commission

Structural/Natural resource Protection

Johnson Creek Restoration Plan (2000)

Short-Term Flood #10

Improve definitions and refine standards for stormwater retention in the Stormwater Management Manual (SWMM).

Development Services Division, Bureau of Environmental Services / Bureau of Development Services, Bureau of Planning

Preventive

Recommendation of Flood Technical Subcommittee

Short-Term Flood #11

Support development of a multiple-agency plan for Marine Drive closure coordination.

Portland Office of Emergency Management Mitigation Program Coordinator / Bureau of Water, Portland Office of Transportation

Emergency Services

Johnson Creek Restoration Plan (2000); Johnson Creek Land Acquisition Partnership and Implementation Strategy (2001)

Short-Term Flood #12

Provide staff to participate in Flood Fight Trainings lead by the Multnomah County Drainage District.

Portland Office of Emergency Management, Mitigation Program Coordinator / Bureau of Maintenance, Police, Water Bureau

Emergency Services

Recommendation of Flood Technical Subcommittee

Short-Term Flood #13

Install a river gauge in the vicinity of the bridge over Johnson Creek at 108th. The gauge should be able to send data to a remote monitoring site.

Bureau of Maintenance, Environmental Systems Division Manager / Bureau of Environmental Services; Portland Office of Transportation

Emergency Services

Recommendation of Flood Technical Subcommittee

Short-Term Flood #14

Install one-way valves on the outlet pipes of the storm inlets on SE Foster Road between 101st and 112th.

Environmental Systems Division Manager, Bureau of Maintenance / Bureau of Environmental Services

Structural

Recommendation of Flood Technical Subcommittee

Long-Term Flood #1

Increase funding for the Johnson Creek Willing Seller Program; establish willing seller programs in other watersheds where flood hazard and priority restoration areas coexist.

Watershed Managers, Bureau of Environmental Services / Department of Parks and Recreation, Bureau of Planning, Water Bureau

Property Protection

Recommendation of Flood Technical Subcommittee

Long-Term Flood #2

Review and amend City Code to require that all facilities that store or handle hazardous materials (including large tanks), and which are located in the 500-year floodplain or landslide hazard areas, develop a hazardous materials inventory statement. This statement will be made available for Fire Bureau review. Require that these storage tanks are either adequately protected or relocated outside of the 500 year floodplain.

Chief Fire Marshal / Harbor Master, Fire Bureau, Portland Office of Emergency Management, Bureau of Development Services

Preventive

Recommendation of Flood Technical Subcommittee

Long-Term Flood #3

Develop a plan for addressing flooding in the Holgate Lake area.

Bureau of Environmental Services / Bureau of Development Services, Parks and Recreation, Bureau of Planning

Preventive

1996 Hazard Mitigation Plan*

Long-Term Flood #4

Improve hydraulic bottleneck that prevents discharge of chlorinated effluent to the Willamette River during high river levels.

Operating Manager Tryon Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, Bureau of Environmental Services

Structural

Recommendation of Flood Technical Subcommittee

Long-Term Flood #5

As Waterfront Park remodeling is designed, ensure that Portland’s downtown property and critical facilities remain protected from floodwaters.

Parks and Recreation / Harbor Master/ Fire Bureau, Bureau of Planning, Bureau of Development Services

Preventive

Recommendation of Flood Technical Subcommittee

Long-Term Flood #6

Support Multnomah County Drainage District (MCDD) as they develop a multiple-agency plan for initiation of traffic closure on the Columbia River as advised by MCDD and the USACE.

Mitigation Program Coordinator, Portland Office of Emergency Management / Portland Office of Transportation

Emergency Services

Recommendation of Flood Technical Subcommittee

Long-Term Flood #7

Partner with Army Corps of Engineers to conduct modeling of the Willamette River upstream of Portland to identify areas that, if acquired or restored, would contribute to mitigation of peak flows in Portland or result in significant reduction of flood damages.

Bureau of Environmental Services Systems Analysis Group

Hazard Identification

1996 Hazard Mitigation Plan*

Long-Term Flood #8

Develop citywide, watershed or sub- watershed specific goals, policies, and provisions for amount of impervious surface that should be reduced. Develop implementation tools to meet these goals.

Bureau of Planning, Bureau of Environmental Services / Bureau of Development Services, Portland Office of Transportation

Preventive

Recommendation of Flood Technical Subcommittee

Long-Term Flood #9

Upgrade trestles that carry the main conduits of the water delivery system.

Water Bureau

Property Protection

Recommendation of Flood Technical Subcommittee

Long-Term Flood #10

Create redundancy in the water delivery system at the three Sandy River crossings by burying conduits under the river.

Water Bureau, Operations and Support Manager

Structural

Recommendation of Flood Technical Subcommittee

Long-Term Flood #11

Provide funding for and participate in the development of a flood inundation model for the managed floodplains and downtown seawall.

Portland Office of Emergency Management Mitigation Program Coordinator / COP, Bureau of Environmental Services, Water Bureau

Hazard Identification

Recommendation of Flood Technical Subcommittee

Short-Term Earthquake #1

Using television and print media, educate the public about the importance of signs containing bridge identification information during an earthquake.

Portland Office of Transportation

Public Information

Recommendation of Earthquake sub-committee

Short-Term Earthquake #2

Assess existing earthquake related mitigation plans and vulnerability studies to identify areas of conflict, duplication, or gaps.

Portland Office of Emergency Management / Fire Bureau, Office of Transportation, Bureau of Environmental Services, Water Bureau, Bureau of Development Services, Bureau of Planning

Preventive

Recommendation of Earthquake sub-committee

Short-Term Earthquake #3

Update the vulnerability analysis of Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant (CBWTP), Tyron Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (TCWTP), and wastewater pump stations.

Bureau of Environmental Services

Preventive

Vulnerability Analysis of CBWTP,& TCWTP

Short-Term Earthquake #4

Prioritize the return of power to treatment plants (Tryon Creek and Columbia Boulevard) and pump stations.

Bureau of Environmental Services / Portland Office of Emergency Management

Emergency Services

Regional Utility Plan

Short-Term Earthquake #5

Lobby to implement legislation of General Obligation Bonds to fund rehabilitation of critical structures.

Governmental Relations / Bureau of Development Services, Portland Development Commission, Portland Office of Emergency Management, Office of Transportation, Parks and Recreation

Preventive

Recommendation of Earthquake sub-committee

Short-Term Earthquake #6

Address earthquake-generated landslide issues.

Portland Office of Emergency Management

Emergency Services

Earthquake Loss Estimate for Portland Oregon July 2000

Short-Term Earthquake #7

Work with local jurisdictions to assess the capacity of landfills to accommodate earthquake debris; develop coordinated plans for disposal of debris in the aftermath of an earthquake.

Portland Office of Emergency Management / Bureau of Maintenance, Office of Sustainable Development

Preventive

Regional Debris Management Plan to be completed 2006

Short-Term Earthquake #8

Study the feasibility of mandatory or voluntary installation of seismic shutoff valves on natural gas meters at commercial and residential buildings.

Bureau of Fire / Bureau of Development Services, Bureau of Fire, Portland Office of Emergency Management

Property protection

Recommendation of Earthquake sub-committee

Short-Term Earthquake #9

Develop emergency evacuation plans for residential areas that are near significant hazardous materials storage facilities and heavy industrial areas.

Fire Bureau / Portland Office of Emergency Management

Emergency Services

US EPA Section 112(r) of the Clear Air Act

Long-Term Earthquake #1

Evaluate funding alternatives that might accelerate seismic retrofitting of the City of Portland’s bridges.

Portland Office of Transportation

Property Protection

Seismic Prioritization Study - mid 1990

Long-Term Earthquake #2

Conduct a vulnerability analysis of Portland’s sewer system to identify elements with the potential for failure.

Bureau of Environmental Services / Corporate Geographic Information Systems, Portland Department of Transportation, Fire Department, Police Department, Portland Office of Emergency Management, Bureau of Water

Preventive

State Building Codes

Long-Term Earthquake #3

Develop a plan to strengthen sewer infrastructure in areas where street overlays and sewers have potential to collapse in a seismic event.

Portland Office of Transportation / Corporate GIS; Bureau of Maintenance, Bureau of Environmental Services, Bureau of Water, Portland Office of Emergency Management

Preventive

State Building Codes

Long-Term Earthquake #4

Develop a sewer failure response plan.

Environmental Services / Corporate GIS, Maintenance, Environmental Services, Bureau of Water

Preventive

State Building Codes

Long-Term Earthquake #5

Develop an educational program that targets homeowners, providing them with inexpensive methods that they can use to strengthen their homes against earthquake damage.

Portland Office of Emergency Management / Bureau of Development Services, Bureau of Water, Fire Department

Public Information

Recommendation of Earthquake sub-committee

Long-Term Earthquake #6

Assess the vulnerability of the water distribution system to seismic events; work toward hardening the system.

Bureau of Water

Preventive

Water System Vulnerability Assessment 1999

Long-Term Earthquake #7

Partner with DOGAMI and USGS to obtain funding for completion of fault mapping and improved technology for the transfer of data and information.

Portland Office of Emergency Management

Hazard Identification

Department of Land Conservation and Development Goal 7

Long-Term Earthquake #8

Study development regulations and policies to ascertain if regulations can be made to limit development of high risk facilities in known areas of earthquake hazards.

Portland Office of Emergency Management / Bureau of Development Services, Bureau of Planning, Portland Department of Transportation, Bureau of Fire

Preventive

Recommendation of Earthquake sub-committee

Long-Term Earthquake #9

Assess the stability of levees in the Columbia Corridor area, and develop appropriate emergency response plans to address potential levee failure and associated hazards.

Portland Office of Emergency Management / Bureau of Water, Fire Bureau, Bureau of Environmental Services, Bureau of Maintenance

Emergency Services

US Army Corp of Engineers August 2001 Study of the MCDD

Short-Term Landslide #1

Develop a comprehensive landslide map for the City of Portland to identify hazard areas and improve communication with the public.

Bureau of Development Services / Planning Bureau, Water Bureau, Bureau of Environmental Services, Portland Department of Transportation, Bureau of Maintenance, Parks Department

Public Information

1996 Flood & Landslide Mitigation Plan

Short-Term Landslide #2

Continue to maintain and improve internal City communications to facilitate coordination of landslide mitigation activities.

Bureau of Development Services / Bureau Of Environmental Services, Portland Department Of Transportation, Bureau Of Maintenance, Bureau of Water, Parks and Recreation, Risk Management

Preventive

1996 Flood & Landslide Mitigation Plan

Short-Term Landslide #3

Improve property owner awareness of the importance of proper maintenance of private drainage systems.

Bureau of Environmental Services / Bureau of Maintenance

Public Information

1996 Flood & Landslide Mitigation Plan

Short-Term Landslide #4

Mitigate Portland’s water supply infrastructure from landslide hazards.

Bureau of Water

Emergency Services

1996 Flood & Landslide Mitigation Plan

Short-Term Landslide #5

Acquire land or apply conservation easement for long term and permanent mitigation of risk.

Bureau of General Services / Bureau of Planning, Parks and Recreation, Bureau of Development Services, Bureau of Environmental Services, Risk Management

Property Protection

1996 Flood & Landslide Mitigation Plan

Short-Term Landslide #6

Initiate more operations and maintenance pilot projects along roads that inform the development of standards for managing stormwater in ditches in landslide prone areas.

Bureau of Environmental Services / Bureau of Maintenance

Preventive

1996 Flood & Landslide Mitigation Plan

Short-Term Landslide #7

Complete a study of the West Hills drainage system that addresses the cumulative effects of development in the area.

Bureau of Environmental Services, Planning and Modeling and Engineering Services / Bureau of Planning, Bureau of Development Services (Site Development)

Hazard Identification

1996 Flood & Landslide Mitigation Plan

Short-Term Landslide #8

Continue development of standards for small pump stations as an alternative to gravity sewers in inaccessible or high risk areas.

Bureau of Environmental Services / Bureau of Development Services

Preventive

Recommendation of Landslide subcommittee

Long-Term Landslide #1

Review the effectiveness of regulations related to development in identified landslide hazard areas.

Bureau of Development Services (Land Use Services and Site Development), Bureau of Planning / Bureau of Planning, Bureau of Environmental Services

Preventive

1996 Flood & Landslide Mitigation Plan

Long-Term Landslide #2

Update the Bureau of Environmental Services Sewer and Drainage Facilities Design Manual.

Bureau of Environmental Services

Preventive

Sewer and Drainage Facilities Design Manual

Long-Term Landslide #3

Employ alternate construction methods such as trenchless construction on City projects to reduce the impact that development can have in landslide prone areas.

Bureau of Environmental Services / Staff in Bureau of Environmental Services

Preventive

1996 Flood & Landslide Mitigation Plan

Short-Term Wildfire #1

Consolidate unassigned and/or unmanaged vegetated areas owned by the City of Portland under a single land management umbrella.

Parks, Bureau of Environmental Services / Water, Portland Office of Transportation, Bureau of General Services

Preventive

Natural Hazard Technical Resource Guide Chapter 7

Short-Term Wildfire #2

Procure funding for management of vegetated natural areas with high wildfire danger, including public and private properties.

Fire, Portland Parks and Recreation, Bureau of Environmental Services / Bureau of Planning, Portland Office of Transportation, Bureau of General Services

Preventive

FEMA's Fire Suppression Assistance Grants

Short-Term Wildfire #3

Review and index existing maps with pertinent wildfire information. Identify parameters and methods for new maps as needed to meet wildfire mitigation goals.

Fire, Bureau of Development Services, Corporate GIS / BIT, Planning, Parks, Bureau of Environmental Services, Bureau of Water

Hazard Identification

ORS 93.27 Wildfire Hazard Zones

Short-Term Wildfire #4

Provide wildfire management training for City staff.

Portland Fire and Rescue / Parks and Recreation, Bureau of Environmental Services, Bureau of Water, Bureau of Maintenance

Emergency services

Senate Bill 360

Short-Term Wildfire #5

Amend the Portland Plant List and other related City plant lists and landscaping guides to include/identify fire resistant native plants, and planting strategies that could be encouraged or required in local landscaping.

Bureau of Planning / DS, Fire and Rescue, Parks and Recreation, Bureau of Environmental Services, Portland Office of Transportation

Preventive

Portland Plant List/Firewise

Short-Term Wildfire #6

Integrate, as appropriate, fire prevention goals and provisions into City policies, plans, and codes. Identify and address ambiguities or conflicts among city requirements.

Bureau of Planning / Bureau of Development Services, Fire and Rescue, Parks and Recreation, Bureau of Environmental Services, Portland Office of Transportation

Preventive

Department of Land Conservation and Development Goal 7

Short-Term Wildfire #7

Identify conditions of approval and mitigation strategies that could be applied to new development or redevelopment in high fire risk areas.

Bureau of Development Services / Bureau of Planning, Fire and Rescue, Parks and Recreation, Bureau of Environmental Services, and Portland Office of Transportation

Preventive

ORS 215.730

Short-Term Wildfire #8

Integrate wild land fire risk educational opportunities into existing City stewardship programs. Provide education for both internal and external partners.

Bureau of Environmental Services / Fire and Rescue, Bureau of Water, Bureau of Planning, Bureau of Development Services, Parks and Recreation, Portland Office of Transportation, Portland Office of Emergency Management, Office of Neighborhood Involvement

Public Information

Senate Bill 360

Short-Term Wildfire #9

Improve the system for identifying new construction in areas subject to wildfires and communicating this information to the affected land owners.

Bureau of Development Services / Fire and Rescue; Bureau of Water, Portland Office of Transportation, Office of Neighborhood Involvement, Bureau of Planning

Public Information

Metro Regional Framework Plan policy 5.5

Short-Term Wildfire #10

Conduct systematic reviews of Portland's large, publicly owned, wildland tracts regarding fire safety and ecological health to inform land management decisions.

Portland Parks and Recreation / Bureau of Environmental Services, Fire and Rescue, Bureau of Water, Bureau of Planning, Portland Office of Transportation, Office of Neighborhood Involvement

Preventive

Metro Regional Framework Plan policy 5.5

Short-Term Wildfire #11

Adopt the national "Fire Danger Rating System" and install the signs at key points in the City.

Fire and Rescue / Office of Neighborhood Involvement

Emergency Services

Firewise

Short-Term Wildfire #12

Implement a neighborhood wildland interface disaster planning program.

Portland Office of Emergency Management, Neighborhood Emergency Team, Office of Neighborhood Involvement / Fire and Rescue, Police

Emergency Services

Neighborhood Emergency Teams

Short-Term Wildfire #13

Review and potentially refine City contract specifications for machinery operations during "Red Flag" weather conditions.

Fire and Rescue / Bureau of Environmental Services, Portland Parks and Recreation, Water, Bureau of Maintenance

Preventive

Recommendation of Wildland Urban Interface Technical Subcommittee

Short-Term Wildfire #14

Convene a standing wildland interface fire technical group.

Fire and Rescue / Portland Parks and Recreation, Bureau of Environmental Services, Portland Office of Emergency Management, Bureau of Water, Portland Office of Transportation, Bureau of Development Services, Bureau of Planning

Preventive

Senate Bill 360

Short-Term Wildfire #15

Index City wildfire mitigation plans and activities.

Fire and Rescue / Portland Parks and Recreation, Bureau of Environmental Services, Portland Office of Emergency Management, Portland Office of Transportation, Metro, Bureau of Development Services, Bureau of Planning

Preventive

Portland Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan

Short-Term Wildfire #16

Identify water grid engineering requirements for firefighting in wildfire areas.

Bureau of Fire, Bureau of Water

Structural

Uniform Fire Code

Long-Term Wildfire #1

Improve public education and understanding about wildfire occurrence, risk, and prevention.

Portland Fire and Rescue / Parks, Bureau of Environmental Service, Portland Office of Transportation, Bureau of Planning

Public Information

Senate Bill 360

Long-Term Wildfire #2

Review the feasibility of adopting portions of nationally recognized wildfire interface codes to strengthen building standards in wildfire risk areas.

Portland Fire & Rescue, Bureau of Development Services

Preventive

Oregon Revised Statute 215.730

Long-Term Wildfire #3

Design and conduct a study to determine the effectiveness of maintenance agreements that are established when new land divisions are approved to manage vegetation in open space tracts.

Bureau of Development Services, Fire and Rescue / Bureau of Planning, Parks and Recreation, Bureau of Environmental Services, Portland Office of Transportation, and the Office of Neighborhood Involvement

Preventive

Recommendation of Wildland Urban Interface Technical Subcommittee

Long-Term Wildfire #4

Complete an assessment to characterize high priority wildfire risk areas and recommend specific mitigation strategies.

Fire and Rescue / Parks and Recreation, Bureau of Environmental Services, Bureau of Planning, Bureau of Development Services, Bureau of Water, Portland Office of Transportation

Hazard Identification

ORS 93.27 Wildfire Hazard Zones

Long-Term Wildfire #5

Explore avenues for funding interface home construction upgrades to low income homeowners.

Fire and Rescue / Bureau of Development Services, Office of Neighborhood Involvement

Property Protection

Recommendation of Wildland Urban Interface Technical Subcommittee

Short-Term Severe Weather #1

Develop an education/outreach program in collaboration with other bureaus regarding winter preparedness that targets Portland's neighborhoods

Bureau of Maintenance

Public Information

Recommendation of Severe Weather Technical Subcommittee

Short-Term Severe Weather #2

Acquire an additional facility for storage of anti-icingmaterials and expand anti-icing vehicle inventory.

Bureau of Maintenance

Emergency Services

City of Portland Emergency Operations Plan, Snow and Ice Annex

Short-Term Severe Weather #3

Manage the planting and maintenance of trees in the public right-of-way to minimize risk.

Parks and Recreation/City Forester

Prevenative

Implemented under Urban Forestry Plan and Urban Forestry Emergency Response Plan

Short-Term Severe Weather #4

Visually assess overhead hazards during development permit reviews.

Parks and Recereation/City Forester

Prevenative

Recommendation of Severe Weather Technical Subcommittee

Short-Term Severe Weather #5

Develop, implement, and/or enhance strategies for debris management for server winter storm events.

Bureau of Maintenance

Emergency Services

Recommendation of Severe Weather Technical Subcommittee

Long-Term Severe Weather #1

Insulate residential buildings that house at-risk populations.

Office of Sustainable Development

Property Protection

Multi-Family Assistance Program

Long Term Severe Weather #2

Prioritize existing building stock for active review of title 29 (Dangerous Building Code)

Bureau of Development Services

Preventive

Recommendation of Severe Weather Technical Subcommittee

Category	Definition	Impact	Examples
Preventive	Activities that keep problems from getting worse.	Increases capability and decreases vulnerability and exposure.	• Planning • Land Use • Regulations
Property Protection	Actions that can singularly protect property on a building –by-building or parcel basis. Actions can be implemented at a private and/or public level	Decreases vulnerability and exposure.	Property: • Acquisition • Relocation • Retrofitting
Natural Resource Protection	Activities that preserve or restore natural areas or enhance the environments ability to attenuate the impacts of natural hazards.	Reduces exposure	Wetlands protection • Erosion and sedimentation control • BMP’s • Normative Flow practices
Emergency Services	Measures taken during an emergency to minimize the impact of the event. Also included preparedness and recovery actions.	Increases capability	Hazard Warning • Hazard Response • Critical Facilities protection • Health and Safety Maintenance
Structural Solutions	Actions taken to prevent the hazard for impacting a populace. Involves controlling the hazard.	Manipulates the hazard	Levees • Floodwalls • Diversions • Channel Modifications
Public Information	Activities implemented to inform the public about the preparedness for and the mitigation of the impacts of natural hazards.	Increases capability	Websites • Publications • Media release • Public Awareness Time frame • Public meetings
Hazard Identification	Activities implemented that enhance the understanding of the risk and vulnerability to hazards at both the public and private level.	Increases capability	Mapping • Analysis • GIS