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Recipe for disaster: Oregon Coast group puts a twist on emergency food preparedness
A Nehalem Bay nonprofit hosts an emergency food cooking contest with a twist in an effort to bring more awareness around natural disaster preparedness.
Two new Oregon laws require insurers to be more transparent, flexible during wildfire disasters
Starting January 1st, insurance companies will have new wildfire laws to follow in Oregon.
Southern Oregon Labor Day fire survivors will get more time in FEMA housing
Under normal FEMA rules, the survivors of 2020's Labor Day fires would have to be moved out of temporary shelters by mid-March. But there's so little permanent housing available in Southern Oregon and other areas of the state that they're getting an extra six months before they have to relocate.
Oregon wasn’t prepared for the heat wave. Experts say the state can do better
In the wake of 116 deaths — and counting — OPB asked first-response, disaster-planning and communications experts for their takes on how the state should protect Oregonians from extreme weather.
6 months after Almeda Fire, hundreds of Oregon families still without housing
Hundreds of families in Talent and other cities in Jackson County, Oregon, are still scrambling to find a place to live six months after the Almeda Fire. They’re calling on government officials to do more.
FEMA denied most Oregonians’ requests for wildfire disaster assistance
More than 24,000 Oregonians applied for federal disaster assistance after the catastrophic 2020 wildfires. About 57% of them were denied.
Oregon Gets $350K For Coastal Community Tsunami Preparedness
Oregon’s been awarded $350,000 by the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program to increase resilience in coastal communities.
Immigrant Army Recruit | Amazon Organics | Puerto Rico | Mental Health Shelter
We hear about a troubled Army immigrant recruitment program, Amazon’s impact on organic produce prices, Mercy Corps efforts in Puerto Rico and a new mental health center for African-American women.
Wendell Pierce Talks About Acting, Art, And New Orleans
Wendell Pierce is best known for his role as Detective William "Bunk" Moreland on "The Wire." We spoke to him at Wordstock about his memoir "The Wind in the Reeds."
Do Firearms Belong In Emergency Preparedness Kits?
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