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Media Invited To Camp Ready2Respond Media Availability (Photo) - 06/23/26

Members of the media are invited to attend a special media availability for Camp Ready2Respond, a hands-on workforce development and disaster preparedness program that gives Oregon high school students real-world experience in disaster response, recovery and community resilience.

 

Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026

Time: 12:30 to 2 p.m.
Location: Knife River Training Center, 35973 Kennel Road SE, Albany, Oregon

 

Camp Ready2Respond brings together students, educators, industry leaders, emergency management professionals and community partners for an immersive experience focused on disaster preparedness, response, recovery and career pathways.

 

During the media availability, reporters will have the opportunity to:

  • Tour the camp and observe disaster simulation activities

  • Interview students participating in hands-on training exercises

  • Speak with Camp Ready2Respond organizers and partner organizations

  • Interview elected officials and state agency leaders about workforce development, disaster readiness and community resilience

  • Learn how students are earning industry-recognized certifications and developing skills in construction, manufacturing, emergency management, public information, culinary arts and other career pathways

  • View student-built projects that will support disaster preparedness, temporary housing and community resilience efforts across Oregon

 

Camp Ready2Respond shows how public-private partnerships can help prepare Oregon’s future workforce while strengthening the state’s disaster readiness and long-term community resilience.

 

Media availability schedule

 

12:30 p.m. Media arrive
12:35 to 1 p.m. Media tours of Camp Ready2Respond
1 to 1:20 p.m. Brief remarks from Camp organizers and partners
1:20 to 2 p.m. Individual media interviews with available camp leaders, students, state agency leaders and partners. Elected officials may also be available for interviews. 

 

RSVP: To help us plan adequate space and ensure media access is coordinated with student activities, please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/hbCXgkkXiY8cJEMU8 

 

Logistics and parking

Look for the green signs with a yellow arrow (example attached). Please use the second entrance to the parking lot and park near the large gravel pile, as shown in the attached photo. After parking, check in at the registration tent to receive a visitor badge.

 

The event site includes dirt and gravel surfaces, so please dress for outdoor conditions. Closed-toe shoes are required for anyone entering the area where students are building structures. Additional personal protective equipment will be provided on site.

 

We look forward to welcoming media to see Oregon’s next generation of responders, builders and leaders in action.

 

Attached Media Files: ParkingDirections.jpg, parkingsign.jpg,

Media Invited To Camp Ready2Respond Media Availability (Photo) - 06/23/26

Members of the media are invited to attend a special media availability for Camp Ready2Respond, a hands-on workforce development and disaster preparedness program that gives Oregon high school students real-world experience in disaster response, recovery and community resilience.

 

Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026

Time: 12:30 to 2 p.m.
Location: Knife River Training Center, 35973 Kennel Road SE, Albany, Oregon

 

Camp Ready2Respond brings together students, educators, industry leaders, emergency management professionals and community partners for an immersive experience focused on disaster preparedness, response, recovery and career pathways.

 

During the media availability, reporters will have the opportunity to:

  • Tour the camp and observe disaster simulation activities

  • Interview students participating in hands-on training exercises

  • Speak with Camp Ready2Respond organizers and partner organizations

  • Interview elected officials and state agency leaders about workforce development, disaster readiness and community resilience

  • Learn how students are earning industry-recognized certifications and developing skills in construction, manufacturing, emergency management, public information, culinary arts and other career pathways

  • View student-built projects that will support disaster preparedness, temporary housing and community resilience efforts across Oregon

 

Camp Ready2Respond shows how public-private partnerships can help prepare Oregon’s future workforce while strengthening the state’s disaster readiness and long-term community resilience.

 

Media availability schedule

 

12:30 p.m. Media arrive
12:35 to 1 p.m. Media tours of Camp Ready2Respond
1 to 1:20 p.m. Brief remarks from Camp organizers and partners
1:20 to 2 p.m. Individual media interviews with available camp leaders, students, state agency leaders and partners. Elected officials may also be available for interviews. 

 

RSVP: To help us plan adequate space and ensure media access is coordinated with student activities, please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/hbCXgkkXiY8cJEMU8 

 

Logistics and parking

Look for the green signs with a yellow arrow (example attached). Please use the second entrance to the parking lot and park near the large gravel pile, as shown in the attached photo. After parking, check in at the registration tent to receive a visitor badge.

 

The event site includes dirt and gravel surfaces, so please dress for outdoor conditions. Closed-toe shoes are required for anyone entering the area where students are building structures. Additional personal protective equipment will be provided on site.

 

We look forward to welcoming media to see Oregon’s next generation of responders, builders and leaders in action.

 

Attached Media Files: ParkingDirections.jpg, parkingsign.jpg,