Coping with Disaster
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This resource contains tips and resources to help those impacted by disaster. Available in Spanish as well. Read More
Disaster Assistance Programs
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USDA offers a variety of programs to help farmers, ranchers, communities, and businesses that have been hard hit by natural disaster events. This page contains available FSA programs, such as the Livestock Forage Disaster Program; Livestock Indemnity Program; Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish; Emergency Livestock Relief Program; Farm Loans; Emergency Conservation Program;... Read More
Disaster Recovery Assistance
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USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service disaster recovery assistance programs: Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program, Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Technical Assistance, and more. Read More
Protection and Recovery: Disaster Assistance Programs
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USDA disaster assistance programs to help farmers prepare for and recovery from the impacts of natural disasters and market volatility. Contains links to approved insurance providers. Read More
Water Sector Utility Incident Action Checklist
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The actions in this checklist are divided up into three “rip & run” sections and are examples of activities that water and wastewater utilities can take to: prepare for, respond to and recover from wildfires. For on-the-go convenience, you can also populate the “My Contacts” section with critical information that your utility may need during... Read More
Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid Grants
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Grants for electric gid operators, electricity storage operators, electricity generators, transmission owners and operators, distribution provides, fuel suppliers, states and Tribes to prevent outages and enhance the resilience of the electric grid. Eligible activities reduce the risk of wildfire ignition and reduce the impact of power disruptions. Read More
Increase Reliability in the Power Grid and Reduce Wildlife-Related Fire Risk
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A resource for utility companies looking to minimize the impact of wildlife on power grids and, in doing so, reduce wildfire risk and increase reliability. Read More
Wildfire and the Oregon Electricity System
Guide / Pamphlet / Handout
This resource of frequently asked questions from the Oregon Public Utility Commission provides consumers with general wildfire resources, information about service restoration, public safety power shutoffs, and the response of utilities to wildfire in Oregon. Read More
Wildfire Mitigation Reference Guide
Guide / Pamphlet / Handout
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation and Western Electricity Coordination Council “developed this document with the goal of creating more awareness across all interconnections of the knowledge and experience gained by western utilities on wildfire preparedness and mitigation. Research and development efforts by the Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories in partnership with electric utilities... Read More
“School’s Out, Now What?” Activity Guides, Wildfire Education, & Go Bag Activities for the Whole Family
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“School’s out, now what?” seems to be a common question for many parents these days as summer is in full-swing and physical distancing practices continue across the country. Families that were affected by school closures have pivoted right into summer activities, for better or worse. Many of us are scrambling; youth activities have been cancelled or... Read More