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Floods

Oregon State Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan (State of Oregon) Flood Insurance: Increased Cost of Compliance Coverage (FEMA) Answers to Questions About Substantially Damaged Buildings (FEMA) Association of State Floodplain Managers Northwest Regional Floodplain Managers Association National Weather Service Floods (FEMA) Flood Mitigation (FEMA) Protect Your Property from Floods (Institute for Business and Home Safety) Floods: Before, During and After (City of Longview, Wash.) Additional emergency preparedness information may be found on the Emergency Preparedness section of this website. State Agencies Oregon Emergency Management Oregon Building Codes Division


Earthquakes

Local information Natural Hazards Technical Resource Guide: Seismic (DLCD/Univ. of Oregon) Planning for Earthquakes and Other Geologic Events (Oregon Natural Hazards Workgroup) The Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network Earthquake Information for Oregon (USGS) Seismic Hazard Map of Oregon (USGS) Recent Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest (Univ. of Washington) Chart of all quakes, when, where, strength, etc. Clicking on an event brings up more details and a link to a topographic map on which the earthquake is centered. Oregon Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (State of Oregon) Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) FEMA Resources: FEMA Hazards — Earthquakes Guide #1 - Getting Started: Building Support for Mitigation Planning Guide #2 - Understanding Your Risks: Identifying Hazards and Estimating Losses Guide #3: Developing the Mitigation Plan; Identifying Mitigation Actions and Implementing Strategies Guide #4: Bringing the Plan to Life: Implementing the Hazard Mitigation Plan Guide #7: Integrating Manmade Hazards into Mitigation Planning Other Information Sources Incorporate Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) United States Geology Survey: Earthquake Hazards Program (USGS) The Center for Earthquake Research and Information Now´s the Time to Prepare For Earthquakes - Helpful Tips to Prevent Future Damage (FEMA) National Earthquake Information Center (USGS) Earthquake Engineering (USGS) Earthquake Preparedness Information (USGS) The Restless Planet: Earthquakes (PBS) Includes animations of earthquake situations National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering (UC-Berekley) Earthquake Preparedness Handbook (Los Angles Fire Department) Protect Your Property from Earthquakes (Institute for Business and Home Safety) Fortified Home Buyer’s Guide Construction-oriented information for various natural disasters. Good maps of disaster prone regions. Additional emergency preparedness information may be found on the Emergency Preparedness section of this website.


Landslides

Inventory of Landslides in Oregon (DOGAMI) Oregon’s State Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan (State of Oregon) Current Landslide News and Information (USGS) Landslides (FEMA) Landslides and Mudslides (CDC) National Landslide Information Center (USGS) Landslide Info (USGS) National Landslides Hazards Program (USGS) Explorers — Landslides (USGS) (Kids will like this one.) Landslide Research (American Planning Association) Additional emergency preparedness information may be found on the Emergency Preparedness section of this website. State Agencies Oregon Office of Emergency Management Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Oregon Department of Forestry Oregon-Coastal Management Program


Wildfires

Local information Partners for Disaster Resistance & Resilience Oregon’s State Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan (State of Oregon) Planning for Natural Hazards - Oregon Technical Resource Guide (DLCD/Univ. of Oregon) Conflagration and Wildland Fire Information (State Fire Marshal) Fire Safety (Oregon Dept. of Forestry) SAFCO Corporation and fire fighting agencies in Deschutes County promote fire safety (FireFree) Biscuit Fire Recovery 2003: Describes the recovery after the 2002 Biscuit Fire (USDA) Integrated Fire Plan (Josephine County) Wildfire Home Safety (City of Medford) Other Information Sources To help make sensible choices in the wildland/urban interface (FireWise) The Wildland/Urban Fire Hazard (ISO Company) Interface Fire web site Protecting Your Home from Wildland Fire (National Interagency Fire Center) Fire Safe Landscaping Brochure (Firesafe Council) Fires (FEMA) Guide #1 - Getting Started: Building Support for Mitigation Planning (FEMA) Guide #2 - Understanding Your Risks: Identifying Hazards and Estimating Losses (FEMA) Guide #3: Developing the Mitigation Plan; Identifying Mitigation Actions and Implementing Strategies (FEMA) Guide #4: Bringing the Plan to Life: Implementing the Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA) Guide #7: Integrating Manmade Hazards into Mitigation Planning (FEMA)

Page updated: August 13, 2007

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