I don't know what the Oregon Emergency Management staff was thinking, but they did have an audit. The title of the audit is a good summary of the findings, The state Must Do More to Prepare Oregon for a Catastrophic Disaster.
I did take the time to read through the entire audit. Beside looking at the actual Office of Emergency Management (OEM), they took a systems approach and also looked at state agencies and city and county capabilities.
Staffing for OEM was called out as a major issue. Fortunately, emergency management has made requests for additional staffing for a number of years and has not gotten the positions they have asked for. In Washington state, I remember being told--don't ask for anything.
It will be interesting if the audit makes a difference. There can be plenty of recommendations that are never accepted and acted upon. Much of Oregon's issue is a lack of resources. Unless they start printing money, they will have to depend on the legislature to step up and make changes.
