TALENT, Ore. – Six months after the Almeda Fire, survivors are rebuilding a community that was burned to the ground. Now two of those families told NBC5 News they can’t keep building, at least for right now. Fire survivors desperate for ...
TALENT, Ore. — The City of Talent is working with FEMA to create temporary housing for fire victims. They’re looking to use a city site that is currently being used for little league baseball. The plan could use the south ...
WHITE CITY, Ore. — Many Oregonians are still waiting on federal help after the devastation caused by the South Obenchain and Almeda fires in the Rogue Valley last fall. Oregon U.S. senator, Ron Wyden, was in town this weekend visiting ...
TALENT, Ore. – A plan to create more housing for fire victims could use the south side of Chuck Roberts Park in Talent. The announcement was made during a special session held by Talent City Council Friday night. An executive ...
JACKSON CO., Or.- Over half of Oregonians who applied for 2020 wildfire assistance were denied. Oregon Public Broadcasting says nearly 14,000 Oregonians were denied Federal Disaster Assistance after last year’s wildfires. More than 24,000 Oregonians applied. That means about 57% ...
WHITE CITY, Ore. – The Army Corps of Engineers and FEMA broke ground Friday in White City where they’re building temporary homes for fire victims. The Army Corps said it hopes to get 23 families moved in before the end of ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – FEMA told NBC5 News there are about 10 families already selected to move into temporary homes. Oregon RV Park is just one of the locations FEMA is using. While this won’t be their forever home, one ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – FEMA approved a Direct Housing Mission for Jackson County. This means nearly 300 manufactured homes are currently being sent and set-up in the area. While FEMA doesn’t know when all of the homes will be move-in ready. ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — FEMA closed its assistance center at the old Central Medford High School today (Saturday.) The federal agency set up there for nearly two months, providing resources to residents impacted by the local wildfires in September. They had around ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Step 2 of the Almeda Fire clean-up process has officially begun. But that doesn’t mean all the hazardous waste is cleaned up. Jackson County’s Emergency Operations Center says EPA contractors have cleaned up all household hazardous waste ...