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…
The EPA are now on the ground Below is a fact sheet about the EPA’s work assessing properties for household hazardous waste. The EPA hotline phone number and the link for their status map are both on the fact sheet, they are very helpful for folks who have been affected by the wildfires. The Status…
On September 15, 2020, President Donald J. Trump granted a Major Disaster Declaration for the State of Oregon triggering the release of Federal funds to help people and communities recover from Wildfires and Straight-line Winds that began September 7, 2020, and continuing. This disaster declaration has been amended in October so that counties previously only…
Sean Davis Sean picked up perishables for the relief center yesterday from the Episcopal Church in sisters. Items to be unloaded at Blue River Relief Center. Alyssa Brownlee People are now connecting with caseworkers for housing and it feels like this will be a good model going forward. Alyssa will continue to work on housing…
FEMA is hoping to encourage as many McKenzie community members and leaders to attend their upcoming virtual training on long-term recovery efforts. The Long Term Recovery Orientation is a 2-hour webinar, created by the National VOAD Long Term Recovery Group Committee, designed to bring understanding to the development and structure of a Long Term Recovery…
Lane County has updated their advice and information regarding ROE access for county crews to access your property to assess and remove hazardous materials and/or fire debris. You can see this updated info here. Please note, the county has added a legal disclaimer to this information and advises it is only for ‘General Guidance to…
Oregon’s Debris Management Task Force strongly urges individual property owners not to remove hazardous materials and debris themselves because of the cost and the potential risks to health and safety. Doing the cleanup on your own will be more costly than using the state and county-led program, and could reduce the amount of insurance money…