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New Online Recovery Tracking Tools
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New Online Recovery Tracking Tools

ByTom Atkinson

New recovery tracking tools have been added at www.McKenzieRebuilds.org/recovery. You can see the number of building permits under review and issued, as well as average review time compared to 2020. The linked map view shows the same information parcel by parcel and also tracks how many properties in the fire perimeter have sold since last…

Steps to Prepare For New Federal Funding Programs
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Steps to Prepare For New Federal Funding Programs

ByTom Atkinson

Source: Oregon.gov The American Rescue Plan has earmarked billions of dollars to support small businesses to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is anticipated that programs, including the new Restaurant Revitalisation Fund (RRF) and Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (SVOG), will be available sometime in April. Attached you will find an overview of…

Campfires banned in state parks, state-managed forestland east of I5 effective Thursday, July 22
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Campfires banned in state parks, state-managed forestland east of I5 effective Thursday, July 22

ByTom Atkinson

Source: ODFFire.com Salem, Ore — Due to fire danger and limited firefighting resources across the western U.S., effective Thursday, July 22 no campfires will be allowed in state parks and in state-managed forests east of Interstate 5, even in designated campfire areas. This includes charcoal fires, cooking fires, warming fires, charcoal briquettes, pellet grills, candles,…

Rainbow Water District Shares Emergency Preparedness Tools From Lane County
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Rainbow Water District Shares Emergency Preparedness Tools From Lane County

ByTom Atkinson

If you get your water bill from Rainbow Water District by email you might well have received these excellent fire preparedness documents but here they are if you didn’t!

McKenzie Fire & Rescue – RV Fire Safety Advice
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McKenzie Fire & Rescue – RV Fire Safety Advice

ByTom Atkinson

This summer heatwave promises to be as bad or worse than 2020 so for those of us in trailers fire safety precautions are a must. McKenzie Fire & Rescue have shared these flyers from the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office to help keep us focused on safety first.

Volunteers Needed for Holiday Farm Fire Cleanup Efforts
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Volunteers Needed for Holiday Farm Fire Cleanup Efforts

ByTom Atkinson

Source: NBC16.com Written by Olivia Young BLUE RIVER, Ore. — Five months after the Holiday Farm Fire destroyed over 400 homes, a grassroots relief team is helping some of those homeowners start the recovery process. Some charred metal and ashes are all that’s left of one woman’s property after the Holiday Farm Fire destroyed her…