About a hundred and fifty people gathered at the Hayhurst Elementary School auditorium Monday night for a standing-room-only event billed as a “Community Conversation about Transportation in Southwest Portland”…
‘Community conversation’ sparked by Alpenrose development focuses on transportation Read More »
House Bill 4113, which expands cancer coverage for firefighters, has been signed into law by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown. The law expands the list of cancers under state law considered an occupational disease for firefighters; it will now include bladder and gynecologic cancers…
Bill expanding cancer coverage for Oregon firefighters signed into law Read More »
The Oregon Legislature has approved a bill to spur planning around the impact of a major earthquake on fuels stored along a 6-mile stretch of the Willamette River in Northwest Portland…
Oregon Legislature Clears Bill to Plan for Fuel Tank Safety Read More »
For years, in the course of their duties protecting people and property across the state, Oregon’s firefighters have been exposed to toxic smoke and chemicals that can cause cancer…
Lawmakers Back Protections for Firefighters with Cancer Read More »
“This is a public safety crisis that has the potential to unleash a disaster equal to the Deepwater Horizon spill, only right here in our city, at a cost to lives and our environment that I’m not sure we can even fathom.” — Rep. Dacia Grayber, D-Tigard…
Quake Could Turn Portland Fuel Hub into Epic Disaster Read More »
As she joined hundreds of her fellow firefighters in paying respects to Capt. Rick Ilg on Nov. 5, Dacia Grayber felt “shattered,” she later said on Twitter…
Tigard State Rep on Front Lines for Firefighter Cancer Prevention Read More »
The recently approved agreement by the Oregon Legislature to redraw state congressional and legislative district lines will significantly impact Oregon House District 35, a seat currently held by Democrat Dacia Grayber…
Tigard Representative Weighs in on Redistricting Efforts Read More »
Oregon state Rep. Dacia Grayber, a Democrat who represents portions of Multnomah and Washington counties, was 10 years old when she turned to her volunteer firefighter dad and told him she wanted to follow in his footsteps. A captain standing nearby scoffed…
‘Girls Aren’t Firefighters’: How Women are Making Firefighting More Inclusive Read More »
Only 9% of firefighters are women nationwide. Some of Oregon’s female firefighters are trying to help close that gender diversity gap at the Portland Metro Fire Camp, a three-day all-female fire camp that gives young women the opportunity to learn firefighting skills…
Portland Metro Fire Camp Returns, Encourages More Women to Join the Fire Service Read More »
As the Oregon Legislature wrapped up the 2021 session last month with historic investments in just about every area, lawmakers agreed on one bold reality: This year’s “freshman” class might be the most effective in recent memory…
Could this Year’s Class of First-Term Lawmakers be Oregon’s Most Effective? Read More »
