Archival Box
Precinct, Division, and Special Unit Records : Disaster Relief
Sunday, January 1, 1956
Sunday, December 31, 1972
A2014-004
B/41360
The precinct, division, and special unit series contains records related to specific precincts, divisions, and units within the Portland Police Bureau, including the Traffic Division, Detective Division, Juvenile Division , Civil Defense Unit, deputy chief office, Crime Prevention Unit, and North Precinct. Records include reports, newspaper clippings, photographs, educational materials, correspondence, plans, and manuals. The disaster relief subseries contains flood plans, flood fight operations, newspaper clippings, and chief’s office correspondence primarily related to two major Portland flood disasters in 1956 and 1964. This series outlines the importance of civil defense for disaster relief.
