STATE OF OREGON AND FEMA WORKING TOGETHER TO DELIVER COORDINATED
WILDFIRE RESPONSE
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230426/state-oregon-and-fema-working-together-deliver-coordinated-wildfire-response]


Release Date: 
septiembre 14, 2020 

SALEM, ORE. – Oregon’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM), the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and federal partners are
working together to respond to the devastating wildfires that continue
to affect tens of thousands of people. As firefighters continue to
work tirelessly in extreme conditions and emergency responders remain
focused on saving lives, FEMA and OEM are staging resources and
coordinating additional support for evacuees and affected communities.

“Many Oregonians are suffering right now, whether displaced
themselves or worried about loved ones, friends, neighbors, homes, and
communities,” said Governor Kate Brown. “We’re working
collaboratively to throw everything we can at this crisis, bringing
together local, state, and federal capacity.  We are doing everything
we can to ensure that our heroic firefighters working around the clock
to save lives and homes have the tools, resources, and support they
need.”

Although Thursday’s federal Emergency Declaration
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20200911/president-donald-j-trump-approves-emergency-disaster-declaration-oregon]
does not provide direct financial assistance to individuals, resources
are available for evacuees and individuals affected by wildfires.
Non-congregate (locations where each individual or household has
living space that offers some level of privacy, such as hotels,
motels, or dormitories) and traditional sheltering (such as American
Red Cross shelters) are being provided in Oregon through the American
Red Cross and other entities.

FEMA and federal partners continue to provide technical assistance to
OEM on several fronts including Urban Search and Rescue (US&R),
sheltering, feeding, reunification, housing, and mental health
support. Two large US&R teams are also deployed to the state, with K9
search capabilities.  

Federal resources and support are provided under the authority of a
federal Emergency Declaration. In addition, federal funding is
provided through Fire Management Assistant Grants
[https://www.fema.gov/assistance/public/fire-management-assistance]
(FMAGs) to assist with fire suppression in Oregon. FEMA Regional
Administrator Michael O’Hare has approved a total of 16 FMAGs for
Oregon this fire season, 14 of them this week.

OEM and FEMA urge the public to update information on their status on
the American Red Cross Safe and Well website
[https://safeandwell.communityos.org/zf/safe/add], seek shelter and
stay informed. An Oregon Wildfire Resource Website has been created to
help Oregonians stay informed at wildfire.oregon.gov
[https://wildfire.oregon.gov/]. For temporary sheltering needs, Oregon
wildfire survivors can find locations available at
www.RedCross.org/shelter [http://www.RedCross.org/shelter].

Public safety is the number one priority. Residents are asked to heed
all orders from local officials.

At this time, the best way to support the communities is to provide
financial donations to relief organizations actively responding to
these disasters. For verified disaster relief organizations, please
refer to Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (ORVOAD) at
www.orvoad.org [http://www.orvoad.org].

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_FEMA's mission is helping people before, during, and after
disasters._