Long-Term, Post-Catastrophic Disaster Recovery Planning in Oregon
By
Josh Bruce, AICP
Oregon experiences chronic non-catastrophic hazards (such as winter storms and flooding) on an annual basis. Additionally, the risk from a catastrophic subduction zone earthquake and local tsunami event is increasing. In 2008, Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience (OPDR) assisted Douglas County in obtaining over $250,000 in grant funding from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop county-level post-disaster recovery frameworks for four counties (Curry, Coos, Western Lane, and Douglas) in southwest Oregon. Continue at http://blogs.planning.org
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