Disaster Preparedness

We are in month 3 of Oregon Ready, following the Eugene Water & Electric Board's Pledge to Prepare to be “2 weeks ready” for disaster situations. We've received several disaster preparedness questions from you, our listeners and readers. So we have invited EWEB's Emergency Management Specialist, Jenny Demaris, to answer your questions.

We are in month two of KLCC’s Oregon Ready- taking one month at a time toward being two weeks ready for disasters and emergency situations. February’s checklist involves an additional day of food, water, and cash, plus unscented chlorine bleach, and propane for alternative food prep and heat sources.

In "Oregon Ready," KLCC host Love Cross embarks on her own journey to become "2 Weeks Ready," inspired by the Pledge to Prepare program from Eugene Water & Electric Board. Join in and follow her as she shares progress updates, interviews from emergency managers and preparedness experts, and actionable tips for your own effort to be prepared.

The lawmakers pushed for $300 million over 10 years to ensure Oregon is prepared for a seismic event.

The seventh - and final - emergency water station has been officially installed in Eugene. It’s part of the Eugene Water & Electric Board’s disaster preparedness plan.

The Trump administration hasn’t renewed a critical grant that helps fund local disaster response, leaving Oregon counties and tribal governments vulnerable ahead of a potentially active wildfire season.

Oregon’s Department of Emergency Management says the Trump administration’s decision to abruptly cancel a hazard mitigation grant program will “significantly impact communities” across the state.

Disaster preparedness and response in Lane County recently received a $20 million boost. The money will set up six so-called “resiliency centers.”

A regional earthquake response exercise will be held Saturday morning in downtown Eugene.

Over a hundred volunteers participated in a “mass care exercise” at the Lane County Fairgrounds on Wednesday. It was a chance for agencies to test disaster relief procedures –including setting up emergency shelters for people and pets.

Effective this month, Oregon’s Office of Emergency Management is now a standalone state agency.

A state lawmaker on the Oregon coast wants schools to teach students how to prepare for things like earthquakes, wildfires or tsunamis.