New Emergency Preparedness Councils Looking for Members

Two new councils (HB 2927 & HB 4068) that have a relationship to emergency preparedness, emergency management, homeland security and resiliency efforts, are looking for members.

Emergency Preparedness Advisory Council (EPAC).

This council is established within the Office of the Governor. The mission of the council is to facilitate policy recommendations for catastrophic disaster preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery planning, procedures and protocols with special emphasis on outreach to representatives of designated state and federal emergency support functions. The council may research international and national best practices and make formal recommendations to the Governor or the State Resilience Officer, with special emphasis given to connecting statewide policy recommendations.

 The council shall advise and make policy recommendations to the Oregon Homeland Security Council regarding federal emergency support functions.

 The council consist of 16-members, of those, nine of the members will be appointed by Directors from the following agencies:

  • Oregon Military Department

  • Oregon Department of Emergency Management

  • State Fire Marshall

  • State Police

  • Department of Public Safety Standards and Training

  • Oregon Health Authority

  • Oregon Department of Transportation

  • Department of Justice

  • Oregon Department of Forestry

 The remaining positions are appointed by the Governor:

  • Association of Oregon Counties

  • League of Oregon Cities

  • EM Preparedness Regional Organizations

  • EM Preparedness Local Organizations

  • Private Sector

  • Nonprofit Community – EM Support Functions Responsibility

  • Indian Tribes in Oregon

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Local Government Emergency Management Advisory Council (LGEMAC).

 This council is established within the Oregon Department of Emergency Management. The mission of the council is to provide advice and recommendations to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management regarding its emergency preparedness and response functions.

 The council consist of 11 members, all members will be appointed by the Governor:

  • Association of Oregon Counties

  • League of Oregon Cities

  • EM Medical Service Providers

  • Fire Departments

  • Statewide Association of EM, Responders, Gov agencies & Elected Officials

  • County Sheriffs

  • 9-1-1 EM Dispatchers

  • Volunteer EM Medical Service Providers

  • 3-Public Members Experience EM/Prep/Mgmt.

 The policy advisor for these councils is Mr. Mike Harryman, the State Resilience Officer. Administrative support will be provided by the Oregon Department of Emergency Management.

How to apply:

To submit an application, please visit the main State of Oregon- Boards and Commissions Website and follow the instructions to apply. You will note that there are two different links- please use the correct link to apply (you will either need to create a Workday account or log in using your OR number). If you have any questions, please contact Executive.Appointments@oregon.gov. 

Please note that only completed applications will be processed and considered for appointment. A complete application includes the following:

  • Uploaded Resume (PDF only)

  • Uploaded Short Personal Bio (PDF only)

  • Responses to the three General Application Questions

  • Responses to Background Questions

  • Responses to the subsequent Gender Identity, Personal Information, and Public Records Disclosure tasks that come up directly after you submit your application