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Portland Police, City to donate cruiser to PCC
Photos and story by James Hill
PORTLAND, Ore. – Students in Portland Community College’s Emergency Services Department now have another tool to sharpen their skills with thanks to the City of Portland.
Portland Mayor Tom Potter will present Cascade Campus President Algie Gatewood with the keys to a training cruiser donated by the city. This will take place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 21 in the Public Services Education Building on the Cascade Campus, 705 N. Killingsworth Street. The cruiser will be used in simulation training for students in the Criminal Justice, Fire Protection Technology, Emergency Medical Services and Emergency Telecommunicator/911 programs.
This donation is another example of PCC working with the city. The partnership already provides internships and training observation for PCC students; continuing education units for city emergency services staff; recruitment of trained emergency services students; and continuous dialog with the city’s workforce.
“We’re excited about our partnership with the City of Portland to train and educate current and future city emergency services employees,” said Kal Robertson, director of the Emergency Services Department. “These joint scenarios allow students from each discipline to learn about and respect each other’s role in an emergency. PCC and the city have worked together for many years to educate and train the best from the community to serve in the roles of emergency services providers.”
For more information, please call 503-978-5531.
Portland Community College is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon, serving approximately 91,000 full- and part-time students. For more PCC news, please visit us on the Web at www.pcc.edu/news. PCC has three comprehensive campuses, five workforce training and education centers, and 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area. The PCC district encompasses a 1,500-square-mile area in northwest Oregon and offers two-year degrees, one-year certificate programs, short-term training, alternative education, pre-college courses and life-long learning.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »