“This is a public safety crisis that has the potential to unleash a disaster equal to the Deepwater Horizon spill, only right here in our city, at a cost to lives and our environment that I’m not sure we can even fathom.” — Rep. Dacia Grayber, D-Tigard…
Dacia in the Media
- Emergency Management, Oregon Policy
Quake Could Turn Portland Fuel Hub into Epic Disaster
- Fire/EMS, Oregon Policy
Tigard State Rep on Front Lines for Firefighter Cancer Prevention
As she joined hundreds of her fellow firefighters in paying respects to Capt. Rick Ilg on Nov. 5, Dacia Grayber felt “shattered,” she later said on Twitter…
- Elections & Endorsements
Tigard Representative Weighs in on Redistricting Efforts
The recently approved agreement by the Oregon Legislature to redraw state congressional and legislative district lines will significantly impact Oregon House District 35, a seat currently held by Democrat Dacia Grayber…
- Fire/EMS
‘Girls Aren’t Firefighters’: How Women are Making Firefighting More Inclusive
Oregon state Rep. Dacia Grayber, a Democrat who represents portions of Multnomah and Washington counties, was 10 years old when she turned to her volunteer firefighter dad and told him she wanted to follow in his footsteps. A captain standing nearby scoffed…
- Fire/EMS
Portland Metro Fire Camp Returns, Encourages More Women to Join the Fire Service
Only 9% of firefighters are women nationwide. Some of Oregon’s female firefighters are trying to help close that gender diversity gap at the Portland Metro Fire Camp, a three-day all-female fire camp that gives young women the opportunity to learn firefighting skills…
- In The Capitol
Could this Year’s Class of First-Term Lawmakers be Oregon’s Most Effective?
As the Oregon Legislature wrapped up the 2021 session last month with historic investments in just about every area, lawmakers agreed on one bold reality: This year’s “freshman” class might be the most effective in recent memory…
