[Oremem] EEI Report

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DE AAA0OR NR 012
R 192019z JAN 03
FM John Jewkes/AAA0OR OR
TO John Jewkes
INFO AAA9W AZ
OREGON ARMY MARS MEMBERS AND STATIONS
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MARS EXERCISE
SUBJECT: EEI REPORT
1. REF: ROLLING THUNDER / OR
A. LARGE EARTHQUAKE/ PORTLAND OR/ 192019Z JAN 03
B. OPERATIONAL ON EMERGENCY GENERATION EQUIPMENT
C. NO CROSS-RIVER BRIDGES OPERATIONAL ONLY CROSS-RIVER TRANSPORT IS 
HELICOPTER OR 22 MILE TRIP SOUTH TO INTERSTATE 205 FROM DOWNTOWN
PORTLAND.
D. SEVERAL POWER POLES AND TELEPHONE JUNCTURES DAMAGED. MANY WATER 
MAINS AND GAS MAINS DISRUPTED. PETROLEUM PIPES UNDERGROUND HAVE 
BURST AND LEAKING INTO GROUNDWATER AND PRESENT EXPLOSION DANGER.
E. POWER INTERMITTENT. WATER AND SEWER UNSAFE TO USE. TELEPHONES ARE 
INTERMITTENT FOR LOCAL USE. 
F. TELEPHONES AND CELL-PHONES ON OVERLOAD WHEN OPERATIONAL. RADIO 
STATIONS ARE ON DUTY AS CIVIL DEFENSE OPERATIONS. CB AND FRS IN USE FOR 
LOCAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. HAM AND MARS OPERATIONAL AS LONG
DISTANCE COMMUNICATIONS TO OREGON OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AND FEDERAL SUPPORT AGENCIES.
G. PERSONAL OBSERVATION 192019Z JAN 03; KGW-TV NEWS 192019Z JAN 03; KEX 
1190-AM RADIO NEWS 192019Z JAN 03;
H. 8.9 EARTHQUAKE HAS HIT THE PORTLAND OREGON AREA CENTERED 15 MILES
BELOW DOWNTOWN PORTLAND OREGON. SEVERE BUT MANAGEABLE DAMAGE. 
FRESH WATER AND FOOD SUPPLIES NEEDED NEAR PARK BLOCKS (PARK AVE. AT
BURNSIDE RDS) FOR EMERGENCY FOOD CENTER BEING SET-UP BY CITY 
OFFICIALS. SANITATION FACILITIES NEEDED AS WELL. MAYOR REQUESTS THAT THE
GOVERNOR DECLARE PORTLAND AN EMERGENCY DISASTER AREA. NATIONAL GUARD
UNIT AT PANG BASE HAS ACTIVATED IN ANTICIPATION OF THIS DECLARATION TO
BEGIN PROVIDING RELIEF AS NEEDED.
MARS EXERCISE
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