Wildfire Recovery: FEMA’s Multi-Family Lease and Repair program deadline Nov. 4 To help create more housing options for survivors of the recent wildfires and straight-line winds in Oregon, FEMA is extending its Multi-Family Lease and Repair (MLR) program. This program dedicates funds for landowners whose property had more than three available units and could be…
EWEB have postponed their planned upriver meeting with the McKenzie community. The original planned date was in Sept. this was moved to Nov. when the fire struck and has now been shifted to next spring, exact date TBC. This meeting is important to everyone upriver because of EWEB’s watershed recovery role, but particularly important to…
Source: KLCC.org credit Rachael McDonald The library was one of hundreds of buildings in Blue River destroyed by the Holiday Farm Fire last month. Community members are already thinking about how to rebuild it. The library in Blue River was named for Frances O’Brien, a teacher who started checking out books from her front porch…
Alyssa Brownlee – Housing Housing remains fluid and every challenging. She wants to reach out to Lazy Days because she understands they are not planning to rebuild. One of her goals is to get as many people back up river to support the local economy and the viability of our school. Last week the Oregon…
The External Outreach Site is now Closed but Help is Still Available The FEMA External Outreach Site in Eugene located at Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave., Eugene, Oregon, ceased operations on Oct. 31, but Help is Still Available, see below. Oregon Residents: Still Time to Apply for FEMA Disaster Assistance SALEM, Ore.–Oregon residents…
The Long-Term Recovery Orientation is a 2-hour PowerPoint resource, created by National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) Long-Term Recovery Group Committee, designed to bring understanding to the development and structure of a Long-Term Recovery Group (LTRG). The presentation is geared towards those who have little to no experience or understanding of the long-term recovery…
The FEMA Hazard Mitigation mission, to protect lives and prevent or reduce the loss of property from hazard events, aligns directly with the FEMA Mission Statement of helping people before, during, and after disasters. Hazard Mitigation is defined as sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property from hazards and…
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) crews are currently working on properties affected by the Holiday Farm Fire. If you have not yet submitted your Right of Entry form for FREE household hazardous waste removal, you have until the end of the day on Friday, November 6. Federal and state governments are covering the costs of household…
Fantastic news for everyone upriver! More Sheriffs Deputies on the ground in the valley for the next five years. Source: LaneCounty.org The Lane County Board of Commissioners unanimously (4-0) approved the addition of 4.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) deputy sheriff positions in order to enhance rural patrol and service for the next five years. Two FTE…