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Disaster Preparedness Meeting on June 16th 2021

Featuring talks on Local Disaster Preparedness by Holly and Dorie and a Disaster Registry by Cassie

Top Ten Things You Can Do Now to Prepare your Community Organization

  1. Like on the airplane: Put your oxygen mask on first! What is your personal preparation plan? Do you have a list of what you should have? https://www.ready.gov/build-a-kit
  2. Board and Staff Meeting Agenda under “New Business”: Disaster planning. Download an example Disaster Planning Process www.standardsforexcellenceinstitute.org
  3. Talk about what role your community program may need to play in the disaster.
  4. Join RV Recovers now: www.Roguevalley.recovers.org
  5. Assess your building. If it is built with unreinforced masonry, have a qualified engineer give you an assessment.
  6. What can fall over in your building? Fasten what you can to the walls.
  7. Can your staff get home or get to work or will downed bridges or overpasses stop traffic? Have a pair of walking shoes in the office or in your car.
  8. Are there emergency supplies in your office?

To coordinate on OCF grant asks, please contact Leigh Madsen, LTRG (Leigh lmc@ccountry.net) or (alex.campbell@oregon.gov). Here’s a link to the OCF opportunity I was referring to: https://oregoncf.org/grants-and-scholarships/grants/community-rebuilding-fund-grants/

Just wanted to share this as an example disaster prep campaign: https://www.listoscalifornia.org/disaster-preparedness/

A great video on the Cascade Subduction Zone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHloUvnU0s8

Sign up for the Disaster Registry: https://rvcog.org/home/sds-2/emergency-preparedness/disaster-registry/

Sign up for Citizen Alert: https://jacksoncountyor.org/emergency/resources/citizen-alert

Additional resources:
https://www.do1thing.com/ https://jacksoncountyor.org/emergency/Preparedness/Overview https://jacksoncountyor.org/emergency/Preparedness/Access-and-Functional-Needs https://www.ready.gov/ https://www.ready.gov/kids http://www.rvem.org/

Click here for the PDF of the chat transcript from the meeting.

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Cómo reconstruir después de un incendio: Información y recursos de recuperación

Hemos encontrado útiles los siguientes recursos e información sobre la reconstrucción después de incendios forestales. Aunque no respaldamos oficialmente estas organizaciones externas, esperamos que se beneficien de ellas y especialmente del siguiente documento:

Póngase en contacto con su aseguradora lo antes posible para presentar la reclamación:

Averigüe si los gastos de alojamiento temporal y otros medios de comunicación están cubiertos por su plan.

¿Todavía tiene preguntas sobre el seguro? La división de regulaciones financieras de los defensores del consumidor puede ayudar

Llame al número 888-877-4894 (llamada gratuita).

Visite dfr.oregon.gov y pulse el botón rojo de recursos del seguro contra incendios. Infórmese sobre la remoción de residuos peligrosos, cenizas y escombros.

Los materiales quemados pueden ser peligrosos y requieren algo más que guantes y una máscara para proteger su salud. Hacer su propia limpieza sin la protección adecuada pone en riesgo su salud.

Se han puesto a disposición de los propietarios de viviendas elegibles que pueden aliviar la carga financiera de la limpieza.

Inscríbase para recibir actualizaciones y averigüe si es elegible en el sitio de web wildfire.oregon.gov/cleanup.

PROTEJA SU INVERSIÓN. Contrate sólo a contratistas con licencia.
-Verifique que los contratistas tienen una licencia activa y compruebe el historial de reclamaciones en oregon.gov/ccb.
-Compruebe las referencias de los contratistas.
-Los contratistas con licencia tienen fianza y seguro y están obligados a proteger sus derechos como consumidores.
-También tendrá acceso a la ayuda de la CCB si surgen problemas.
-Siempre que sea posible, reúnase con varios contratistas. No suponga que la oferta más baja es la mejor.
Consigue un contrato detallado por escrito. Un buen contrato incluye:
-Descripción detallada del trabajo a completar.
-Lista de materiales, incluyendo calidad, cantidad, etc.

-Importe presupuestado, calendario de pagos Y lenguaje sobre el proceso de órdenes de cambio.
-Lista de permisos necesarios y quién los obtendrá.
-Garantías de trabajo.
-Avisos de construcción residencial requeridos por la CCB.

Protéjase de las estafas. No pague en efectivo las reparaciones de su casa. Nunca firme el cheque del seguro en un solo pago. Conozca los signos más comunes de una estafa:
-Demanda de grandes pagos por adelantado o pagos a un individuo directamente en lugar de a la empresa que usted contrató.
-El contratista utiliza tácticas de presión para solicitar por teléfono o puerta a puerta.
-El contratista hace una “oferta por tiempo limitado”.
-Visite el sitio web del Departamento de Justicia para obtener más información sobre estafas y fraudes: oregonconsumer.gov o llame a la línea de atención al consumidor para más preguntas al número 1-877-877-9392.

Esta es una charla reveladora sobre las dificultades de la reconstrucción tras los incendios en el Oeste:

Aquí hay un enlace a una página de recursos de Reconstrucción del Condado de Napa con una variedad de enlaces útiles sobre la contratación de contratistas de forma segura, el seguro después de un incendio, la remoción de escombros, una lista de organizaciones útiles relacionadas, y más:

Haga clic aquí para continuar.

Le deseamos lo mejor con su reconstrucción.

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How to Rebuild After A Fire: Recovery Resources and Information

We found the following wildfire rebuild resources and information helpful. While we do not officially endorse these external organizations, we hope that you benefit from them and especially the following document:

Here is an eye-opening talk discussing the difficulties of rebuilding after fires in the West:

Here is a link to a resource page by Rebuilding Napa County with a variety of helpful links about hiring contractors safely, post-fire insurance, debris removal, a list of helpful related organizations, and more:

Click Here To Continue.

We wish you the best with your rebuild.

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R3V Meeting on April 7th, 2021 – Housing Recovery

Here is a video of our April 7th meeting; we started recording a bit after the meeting started, sorry.

Strengthening the Safety Net in Butte County: https://92834669-3457-4909-bc7c-6e94197d5ac5.filesusr.com/ugd/26589b_7fd90be0abc44c2091b0da902402c8ca.pdf
Oregon Latinx Leader Network: https://www.olln.org/about-us
Email Kim Travis: kim.travis@oregon.gov
The following is the chat transcript from the meeting: Click here for the PDF.

		
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Winter 2021 Internship Showcase

This term 13 interns worked on a variety of projects supporting fire relief, local community organizations, and self-leadership. Interns presented their projects on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Below are descriptions and links to each presentation, then the full showcase video is embedded at the end of this page.

Recovery Dashboard

Sabra worked with the nonprofit Remake Talent to create an interactive fire recovery dashboard using ArcGIS, county data, census data, and linking live data from other sources using APIs. She will be continuing to develop this project through the spring term. Video of the presentation.

Rogue Forest Restoration Initiative

Turtle worked with four non-profits and six public agencies to create a geospatial infrastructure to facilitate collaboration on project scale forest management, monitoring, and restoration in the Rogue Basin. Video of the presentation.

Family Nurturing Center Client Needs Data

Nicholas took survey information gathered by Family Nurturing Center to understand what the community was telling us about their needs and learn how to address the community’s core issues. Video of the presentation

Map of Fire Relief Organizations

Finlay created an interactive online presentation of the evolving network of fire relief organizations that provide resources to the Rogue Valley. Video of the presentation

Community Investment Fund

Brian continued another intern’s work started in Fall 2020 of creating a community investment fund, researching gaps between local banks’ loan terms and the ability of underserved entrepreneurial borrowers to get credit. Video of the presentation

Wellness Support Instagram Profile

Creating an Instagram wellness channel, Kelsey shared tips for mental health, well being, and resiliency, and also met individually with her many followers to support their personal journeys. Video of the presentation

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Forensics Lab Genetic Sequencing

Ritikaa worked at the local Forensics Lab to increase their reference sample collection to include DNA extracted from a variety of species. Video of the presentation

Self-Leadership and Discovery Through Songwriting

India created one original song by herself, critically examining and refining her creative habits to gain some insight into her artistic process. Video of the presentation

Accounting Support for the City of Phoenix

Hannah was originally tasked with sorting out the City of Phoenix’s water billing accounts post Almeda Fire. She then tackled the city’s 2021-2022 budget (yes, seriously!). Video of the presentation

Spanish Translation of Fire Relief Resources

Jorge continued working with LIL for a second term, this time helping Mi Valley Mi Hogar ensure that all their outreach materials are accessible to the Spanish speaking population.

Funder Database

Another intern (who wished to be unnamed) worked with the Gordon Elwood Foundation to create a “visually appealing, accessible online database profiling key funders in the Southern Oregon region.” 

Local Innovation Works Social Media and Website Support

Ryden helped to post events and updates on Facebook and to revise and add content to the LIW site.

The full showcase video hosted by Ellie Holty, Program Director of the Local Innovation Lab, and Stephen Sloan of the Humane Leadership Institute: