Welcome to the Portland Preparedness Center, since 2010 We have made it our mission to help prepare our neighbors and our community. Not only do we encourage you to visit our Portland store, but we also ship products nation wide.
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Clean drinking water is critical to any emergency plan, water is essential for life, cooking and sanitation. Water Storage is very important, Water Filtration is equally important.
In an emergency having healthy food is a critical part of your emergency preparedness plan. We bring you the highest quality food available designed for long term storage. The shelf life of our food is from 5-30 years.
72 hour kits, sometimes called “Bug out Bags” are us talk about quite often. We like to call them Get Home Bags and we want you to have what you need to get home safely. We offer a wide array of 72 Hour Kits and other tools and supplies you will need if disaster strikes.
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In an emergency you may be forced to be your own physician. Be sure that you have the proper first aid supplies in your emergency kit and make sure that proper first aid training is part of your emergency plan.
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The Portland Preparedness Center brings you some of the best food preparation and cooking supplies available, from hand operated grain mills to biomass stoves.
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Having a safe place to be during a disaster or emergency means peace of mind, whatever your planning for from camping to the apocalypse, we have great shelter options.
Even when there is not a disaster communication is critical. The Portland Preparedness Center offers a wide selection of the best radios available.
When it comes to being prepared we offer an excellent selection of books & DVD’s both in the store and online. Our media section covers a wide array of topics from Basic Preparedness to Extraterrestrial and Paranormal Activity.
The classes we offer
In the news
Quaking Communications – Oregon's Telecoms Aren't Preparing for the Big One
Another great article by Nathan Gilles, Do you think your cell will work after an earthquake? Check it out…
USA Today : Oregon stockpilers ready for overdue earthquake
Yumei Wang, a geohazards engineer for the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, has been studying earthquakes since the 1980s. Wang acknowledges that the Cascadia earthquake might not happen for decades, but it could also happen tomorrow an- LiveScience Article: Oregon's Next Huge Earthquake: Not If, But When “More than 10,000 people killed. Bridges, dams, roadways and buildings — including Oregon’s State Capitol in Salem — in a state of utter collapse. No water, electricity, natural gas, heat, telephone service or gasoline — in some cases, for months. Economi
Oregonian: Earthquake preparedness – where to store your emergency supplies
Shelly Meyer knows what supplies she should have on hand when Oregon’s big earthquake — supposedly long overdue — finally hits. But she’s stumped when it comes to figuring out where she should store these potentially life-saving items so she can make su
Preps for Disaster
Some Portlanders are taking initiative to prepare. For many, their home is their biggest asset. Not wanting to take any chances, southeast Portland resident David Moro just seismic retrofitted his 100-year-old house in hopes that it will remain on its fo
Oregonian: Scientists warn Oregon legislators of cataclysm when earthquake, tsunami strike
SALEM — More than 10,000 people could die when — not if — a monster earthquake and tsunami occur just off the Pacific Northwest coast, a new study predicts.
Earthquake Preparedness from NW Natural Gas Comapny
FEMA
Meetup Group: Prepper Group: Be Prepared
Multnomah County Emergency Management
Multnomah County Health Reserve Corps
Oregon Office of Emergency Management
Portland Bureau of Emergency Management
Portland Neighborhood Emergency Teams
Preparedness tips from PGE
Ready.gov
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