Oregon DEQ podcast focuses on Ashland’s local smoke response plan (Jefferson Public Radio, 6/22/2022)
GreenState (serial) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
wildfires
2017 wildfire season
Will Oregon’s wet spring bring quiet wildfire season, or fuel major fires similar to 2017? (Statesman Journal, 6/17/2022)
2017 wildfire season facts (2017) Oregon Department of Forestry
Impacts of Oregon’s 2017 wildfire season: time for a crucial conversation (2018) Oregon Forest Resources Institute
The impacts of the 2017 wildfires on Oregon’s travel and tourism industry (2017) Oregon Tourism Commission
Rural wildfire rules
Critics fear sweeping restrictions under upcoming Oregon wildfire map (Capital Press, 6/15/22)
Senate Bill 762 biannual report (serial) Oregon State Fire Marshal
Wildfire recovery plan
State submits Action Plan for funding for 2020 Labor Day fires recovery (News Guard, 6/15/22)
CDBG-DR action plan (2022) Oregon Department of Housing and Community Services
Safety during wildfire season
Summer is coming: How to prepare for heat, fire and smoke in Oregon (OPB, 6/10/2022)
Threatened by wildfire? (2020) Oregon Health Authority
What to take during an evacuation (2020) Oregon Health Authority
Well safety after wildfires
Climate change is pushing toxic chemicals into drinking wells (Oregon Capital Chronicle, 5/9/2022)
Maintaining your well after wildfire (2020) Oregon Water Resources Department
Free well testing available: the Oregon Health Authority will provide free well testing vouchers to private well users impacted by wildfire (2021) Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division
Federal grants for wildfire recovery
Oregon releases draft plan for $422M in federal grants for 2020 wildfire recovery (KMTR, 5/2/2022)
State publishes draft Action Plan for $422 million in federal disaster recovery funding (News Guard, 5/5/2022)
CDBG-DR action plan draft (2022) Oregon Housing and Community Services Department
Versión preliminar del plan de acción de CDBG-DR (2022) Oregon Housing and Community Services Department
State of Oregon language access plan for CDBG-DR programs (2022) Oregon Housing and Community Services Department
Plan de acceso a idioma de Oregón (2022) Oregon Housing and Community Services Department
State of Oregon citizen participation plan for CDBG-DR programs (2022) Oregon Housing and Community Services Department
Plan de participación ciudadana del estado de Oregón para los programas CDBG-DR (2022) Oregon Housing and Community Services Department
Disaster recovery action plan overview (2022) Oregon Housing and Community Services Department
Plan de acción de recuperación ante desastres (2022) Oregon Housing and Community Services Department
Wildfire mitigation plans
Wildfires: PUC approves mitigation plans (Chronicle, 4/28/2022)
Portland General Electric Company 2022 wildfire mitigation plan (2021) Public Utility Commission of Oregon
Oregon wildfire protection plan, 2022 (2021) Public Utility Commission of Oregon
Wildfire mitigation plan 2022 (2021) Public Utility Commission of Oregon
Resources for wildfire victims
Oregon officials and nonprofits work on rebuilding resources for people who lost homes in Almeda fire (OPB, 4/14/2022)
Manufactured home replacement resources for wildfire recovery (2022) Oregon Department of Housing and Community Services
Landscaping for wildfire safety
Keep Oregon Green: Landscaping (KTVL, 3/24/2022)
Living with fire: fire awareness, prevention and mitigation : creating fire-adapted communities and resilient landscapes (2021) Oregon Forest Resources Institute
Preparing for fire: how grants help landowners defend their homes from wildfire (2021) Oregon Department of Forestry
How to make your home and property fire-safe (2018) Oregon Department of Forestry
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