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Picasa/Courtesy of Lake Oswego School DistrictMost of us would rather not think about what our lives will be like in the aftermath of the Big One 鈥� a magnitude 9.0 rupture of the offshore Cascadia earthquake fault. Yet, it鈥檚 worth considering where you鈥檒l go if your house slides off its foundation or your apartment lacks heat, electricity and running water. -
Bradley W. Parks/OPBThe Oregon Department of Forestry report comes five years after the 2020 fire, as PacifiCorp pushes for legislation that would limit utilities' wildfire liabilities.
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The list of unaccounted for once contained more than 2,000 names, Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen said. The death toll rose to 115 people Monday. -
Several large wildfires are still burning just south of the Oregon border. As people are evacuated from these areas, the Red Cross has been operating shelters for those who are displaced.
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State report makes recommendations to prepare Oregon for the next big wildfire or other disaster. -
The goal is to design the most efficient and safest mass evacuation plan in case of a disaster. -
Jackson County is cutting ties with neighboring Josephine County over a shared emergency alert system. Officials with the two counties differ on emergency management philosophies. -
The Oregon Legislature is considering House Bill 2990 to fund the creation of community-designed and operated emergency centers known as community resilience hubs, . Oregon Rep. Pam Marsh of Ashland is a sponsor of the bill and Oregon Just Transition Alliance is a supporter. -
Firefighters along the Oregon Coast say they鈥檙e struggling to meet increasing call volumes with fewer and fewer volunteers. -
On Friday (April 14th), Crescent City observes the ten-year anniversary with the first Kamome Festival, with trail walks, a documentary screening, music and dance, and more. Tourism marketer Lynette Braillard. -
Many cannabis farms and undocumented farmworkers lost their homes and livelihood, yet they won鈥檛 qualify for federal help. Will legislators and Gov. Newsom, who鈥檚 expected to visit flooded areas Wednesday, commit state funds to remedy that? -
Ashland recently hired Kelly Burns, whose goal is to prepare the city for future disasters like wildfires and create a local Emergency Operations Center. He previously worked for the Ashland Fire and Rescue Department for 32 years. JPR鈥檚 Jane Vaughan spoke with Burns about his plans for this new position. -
With the help of a state grant, Lane County plans to begin developing low- to moderate-income housing in Blue River, where many homes were destroyed by the Holiday Farm Fire in 2020. -
Nearly two million gallons of wastewater and thousands of cubic yards of contaminated soil have already been removed from the site, with more to go. Every aspect of removal is governed by regulations.
