At 2:30 p.m. on Friday, October 2nd Lane County Government hosted a live webinar on their Facebook page.
The video of the event is embedded below and covered FEMA assistance, debris management, and long-term housing plans with updates from:
• FEMA
• Red Cross
• Lane County Emergency Management
• Lane County Waste Management
• Lane County’s housing team
Residents on the east side of the Holiday Farm Fire can now access essential goods and services at the Upper McKenzie Community Center. There are large quantities of food, clothing and other supplies available for evacuees. In addition, a clinic is being organized in front of the quilt shop (across from Takoda’s) and a Verizon…
Merkley, Wyden, DeFazio Continue Push to Ensure That Every Affected Oregonian Receives Federal Wildfire Recovery Resources Lawmakers: “It is imperative to ensure that the remaining wildfire survivors who desperately need federal aid receive it as quickly as possible” Contact: Sara Hottman (Merkley) – 503-326-3386 Contact: Hank Stern (Wyden) – 503-326-7539 Contact: Beth Schoenbach (DeFazio) – 202-591-6277 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S….
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…
Lane County Public Health will be holding a vaccination clinic on at the McKenzie River Community School tomorrow, July 1st. The clinic will run from 5 – 6 pm in the Old Gym. Appointments are recommended but walk-ins are welcome too! Schedule now at www.lanecounty.org/vaxclinics Click on the link that says, “Schedule a vaccine appointment.”
There are two new resources available for fire survivors who need rental assistance or who receive SNAP benefits. Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program (OERAP) OERAP will cover up to 12 months of past due rent and three months of forward rent, once all past due rent is paid. OERAP will also cover past due utility…
