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The Bedrock, Lookout, and Salmon fires have all continued to burn away, helped in part by recent gusts and extreme heat. But relief workers are doing their best to contain the spread of misinformation and disinformation about the incidents, as well as give some pointers on donations.
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Oregon’s Office of Resilience and Emergency Management announced it has closed its long-term shelter program from the 2020 wildfires.
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A new child care center is meant to fill a critical gap in the McKenzie River community.
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Roughly two years after the devastating blaze, recovery efforts from the Holiday Farm Fire continue in the McKenzie River Corridor. One tool does a fresh take on the “lemons to lemonade” proverb, by taking one by-product of salvage efforts and converting it into something useful.
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A Blue River resident and disaster relief worker says the town is just about a third rebuilt, since being leveled by 2020’s Holiday Farm Fire.
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McKenzie Valley residents who lost their septic systems to the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire can now get money to replace them.
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Using forest fuels harvested from burn zones of the Holiday Farm Fire, the McKenzie Watershed Council's Firewood Program provides free firewood to rural residents of Oregon.
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Today the Lane County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to engage three law firms for litigation regarding the Holiday Farm Fire.
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Raise a glass to forests! The nonprofit Oregon Parks Forever, along with a few craft breweries and a winery, is raising money to plant trees in fire-damaged areas around the state.
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Emergency responders and members of the public will be able to keep better tabs on potential wildfires in the McKenzie River Valley thanks to a new wildfire detection camera that will go online in July.
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A bill sponsored by Representative Peter DeFazio that’s meant to help communities prepare for natural disasters passed the U.S. House Tuesday.
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The Delta Campground along the McKenzie River was destroyed by the Holiday Farm Fire in Sept. 2020.