Wildfire Resources for Columbia, Clatsop and Tillamook County

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• Oregon wildfire resources

  • Hub for resources from Oregon state government, including:
  • Fires and hotspots map
  • Road conditions and closures
  • Oregon Health Authority wildfire fact sheets in multiple languages
  • Department of Environmental Quality Oregon Smoke Information Blog (English/Spanish)
  • Office of Emergency Management: Twitter
  • Air quality index: find information about air quality in your area.
  • From Oregon Health Authority
  • Information about how wildfire smoke impacts your health
  • Stay healthy while the air is smoky video
  • Centers for Disease Control stay safe during a wildfire

• Food, housing and pets

  Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
  If you have lost your food due to the wildfires, you can have up to $200 of your SNAP benefits reloaded onto your card. Folks in this situation should contact the local ODHS office and fill out a short form stating what food they lost and how they were impacted by the fires. You don’t need to go to your ODHS office, you can just go to the one closest to you if you have been evacuated. Oregon Department of Human Services local offices are also helping to coordinate basic needs for all evacuees, such as food boxes, whether you receive SNAP benefits or not.

  Housing
  Oregon Housing and Community Services wildfire housing damage relief program. Apply for assistance here.

  Pets
  VCA Animal Hospitals Offers Free Boarding for Pets Displaced by Oregon Wildfires

• Columbia County resources

  Columbia County Emergency Management has a wildfire 2020 page with up-to-date information: columbiacountyor.gov/departments/EmergencyManagement/WildfireSeason2020

  Columbia County Fairgrounds has been set up to receive people and animals displaced by wildfire.  They need volunteers and resources to support this effort. Up-to-date information is being shared on their Facebook page: facebook.com/pages/Columbia%20County%20Fair%20Grounds/403427216370654

  Fairgrounds volunteer signup: To sign up, you must have prior experience with livestock and be at least 16 years of age. They encourage volunteers to sign up for two consecutive shifts if possible. They also need overnight shifts.

  • Use this link to sign up for a volunteer shift: signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4FAAA722A1FCC52-columbia
  • Once you've signed up, please fill out this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Au0dSnjrSEP9hnhYcvcBmftwKQyJVpDSSLdKBUFAnlU/edit?usp=sharing

  To make a donation to the Columbia County Fairgrounds, call 503-397-4231.

• Tillamook County resources

  Shelter:

  • YMCA (backup shelter)
  • Tillamook County Fairgrounds: The 4-H dorm at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds is open for shelter for those who have been evacuated. The Fairgrounds are receiving horses and other animals, as well as families.

• Clatsop County resources

  For more information, visit Clatsop county at co.clatsop.or.us/em.

• Lincoln City Resources

  American Red Cross (food/shelter)
  Red Cross Cascades Region

  If you've been evacuated due to any of the wildfires in Oregon, you can let family and friends know you are safe by using the Red Cross Safe & Well site. Click the link or download the Red Cross Emergency App to mark yourself safe. safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php

  Oregon Coast Community College in South Beach (temporary receiving site for evacuees)

  High School in Toledo (for campers/RV)

  Memorial Field (tent campers)

  Lincon County Commons (horses/livestock)
  
  Source:

  https://lincolncityhomepage.com/evacuations-in-effect-for-lincoln-city/