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Download natural hazard publications covering earthquake and hazard mitigation. These were produced by Metro and funded by a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The grant was active from 1995 to 1999 and represented a partnership of many agencies and individuals.

Related Documents

• Evaluation of earthquake hazard maps for the metropolitan region of Oregon. Final project report. (42 pages) 135K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published June 1, 1999
• Evaluation of non-residential and multi-family residential buildings for seismic risk. Portland metropolitan area. (32 pages) 78K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published July 1, 1998
• Regional hazard mitigation policy and planning guide - reducing disaster losses. (52 pages) 302K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published June 1, 1999
• A community planning handbook for natural hazards mitigation planning in the metro region. Mitigation guide: Appendix 1. (21 pages) 222K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published June 1, 1999
• Metro regional framework plan/chapter five: Natural hazards. Mitigation guide: Appendix 2. (16 pages) 32K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published December 1, 1997
• Survey of natural hazard mitigation practices of cities and counties in the Portland metropolitan region. Mitigation guide: Appendix 3. (20 pages) 50K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published December 1, 1997
• Metro functional plan. Title 3: Water quality, flood management and fish and wildlife conservation. Mitigation guide: Appendix 5 (19 pages) 319K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published September 1, 1998
• Natural hazard mitigation policy and planning guide/public involvement schedule. Listing of dates of public involvement committees and public workshops developing the hazard mitigation policy and planning guide. Mitigation guide: Appendix 4. (1 page) 5K Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Model local hazard mitigation plan: City of Oregon City hazard mitigation plan.
  Announces that copies are available through the Oregon City Planning Department. Mitigation guide: Annex 1 (1 page) 2K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published June 1, 1999