The Disabled American Veterans is issuing $1,000 checks to veterans who were displaced due to the fire. The DAV National Service Office in Portland has obtained drafts (checks) to be sent out to veterans/surviving spouses that have been impacted by the wildfires in Oregon. The drafts are up to $1,000 per household, regardless if it’s…
Fire Chief Thomas Lombard might be based in Tennessee but his advice is well worth listening to as we gradually return to our homes upriver. When a fire burns through an area, its path changes the environment for some time/years. As underbrush is burnt/destroyed, so is the plants that typically hold the ground together, allowing…
Lane Electric statement – 9/12/20 As a reminder, power flows from BPA through substations and then progressively down the lines to our homes. So, the first thing to assess was our one and only substation in the area to make sure we were ready to receive power from BPA. This substation is located to the…
Keep an eye on these maps to rack the level and extent of the fires Check Lane County’s latest fire evacuation areas and levels here. The Northwest Interagency Coordination Center has a very detailed interactive Large Wildfire Map here showing the status of fires through Oregon. The Lane County website also has information on the…
If you live in and around the areas affected by the Holiday Farm Fire, please take a moment to visit the official Facebook page and mark yourself safe. Once you do, Facebook will also give you the option to see which of your Facebook friends have already marked themselves as safe and to prompt those…