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fir mountain fire
Hood River and wasco
8-12-20: The Fir Mountain Fire is 100% contained;
Red Flag Warning issued for critical
fire weather, breezy winds and low humidity.
New & changing info from
local government agencies
hood river county current covid case counts are listed here
AND WILDFIRE SEASON UPDATES
disaster PREPARedness-
get ready gorge!
Mosier Creek Fire - first hour, Aug 12, 2019
photo: Barb Ayers, Hood River County Emergency Management
LOCAL COVID TESTING 9/29-10/1 -
NO REQUIREMENTS TO BE TESTED:
ENGLISH FLYER HERE
SPANISH FLYER HERE
9-24-20 HOOD RIVER COUNTY COVID CASE COUNT:
248 POSITIVE, 241 RELEASED FROM QUARANTINE,
0 DEATHS, 4827 NEGATIVE. WE'VE REMAINED IN THE
TOP 3 MOST TESTED COUNTIES IN THE STATE!
HOOD RIVER help
FOR OREGON FIRE EVACUEES
HOW MANY EVACUEES ARE HERE?
english LIST HERE
spanish version here
9-8-20 forest closures in effect now
due to extreme fire hazard:
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odf INDUSTRIAL Restrictions on Private Lands
in Hood River and Wasco Counties.
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USFS and state parks TEMPORARILY CLOSE:
columbia gorge scenic area forests,
MT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST
and some state parks
9-10-20: Get a flu shot.
yes, that season is coming, too.
september is national preparedness month -
tips to help you get ready gorge!
if we can't reach you, we can't warn you!
opt in to citizen alert here:
WHAT'S IN YOUR car GO KIT - FOR Emergencies?
PRACTICE YOUR FAMILY EMERGENCY PLAN.
power outage tips
about psps, pacific power's power shut offs in SUMMER fire HAZARD weatheR
LOCAL FIRE UPDATES:
SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES
IS BAD FOR YOU.
Q AND A HERE: ENGLISh SPANISH
9-17-20: flash flood watch in gorge and OR. burn scar areas
9-17-20 Riverside Fire - Clackamas,
estacada, sandy, Mt. hood area.
evacuation map here
9-9-20 hood meadows fire
(heather canyon, Mt hood meadows) - per
us forest service: expected containment 9-10-20
9-9-20 mosier fires:
Rowena fire (near I-84, by railroads tracks) in mop up status.
State Rd Fire fire is contained and in Patrol Status.
eXTREME FIRE WEATHER forecasted lABOR DAY WEEKEND THROUGH TUES NIGHT 9/8
please HELP PREVENT WILDFIRES
white river fire - wasco county
9-8-20: White River Fire approx. 17,507 acres,
70% containED.
Sevenmile hill fire - wasco
8-24-20 wasco UPDATE: ODF has this fire 100% contained.
Responders from throughout the Gorge - and the State came here to help fight the Mosier Creek Fire Aug. 2020
mosier creek fire - wasco
8-24-20 update: odf is still performing mop up operations on
Mosier Creek Fire. it is 100% contained. odf is monitoring.
8-15-20 mosier creek fire update:
31 structures lost, including 11 homes, 658 buildings threatened. in evacuation shelters: 39 people, 5 dogs, 1 bird
8-14-20: hood river county warns public
about air quality AND red flag fire hazard
get ready gorge!
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE aug 15 WEEKEND
8-15-20: Mosier creek fire is 971 acres,
10% contained, 40 households in evacuation shelters,
COVID EMERGENCY
9-16-20: HOOD RIVER COUNTY COUNT: 239 COVID positive, 238 released from quarantine, 1 ACTIVE
CASE, (FINGERS CROSSED THIS CONTINUES,) 4677 NEGATIVE
9-9-20 hood river cOUNTY: 238 positive,
225 released from quarantine, (13 active cases,)
0 deaths, 4524 negative
9-1-20: 234 positive, 4,421 negative
8-28-20: Governor Brown takes hood river county
off the state watch list
8-24-20: 225 positive,
209 released from quarantine, 0 deaths,
4253 negative.
8-19-20: multiple workplace outbreaks
in hood river county. details here
8-18-20 Hood river covid: 220 positive,
0 deaths, 4136 negative
8-17-20: nEW OREGON OSHA RULES FOR BUSINESSES
8-14-20: Hood RIver COunty remains
on state covid watch list -
215 positive, 36 active cases, 179 released from quarantine;
10 workplace outbreaks, 0 deaths,
4030 negative tests.
8-10-20: Hood RIver COunty still on state watch list
for incReased positive testing rates; COUNTY = 181 positive,
27 active cases, 166 released from quarantine;
0 deaths, 3769 negative tests.
where did masks for businesses go?
recap of eoc july Business mask distribution -
17,625 masks went to 220 hood river businesses
8-10-20: New State rules for landlords and renters-
evictions and rental assistance:
Spanish English
Hood river county in phase 2 but on state "watch list" for increasing positive cases
8-3-20: 171 positive (to date), 149 released from quarantine,
22 active cases, 3593 negative tests
7-31-20 Fruit packing facility outbreak
7-30-20 Hood River county: 151 positive, 0 deaths, 3,673 tested
wasco county: 124 positive, 3 deaths, 3,336
7-18-20: hrv sports team outbreak
7-15-20 stronger new covid state safety rules:
updated safety guidance from the state
updated face covering regulations
state's updated social gathering guidance
7-15-20: business outbreak at tofurkey
7-13-20: workplace Outbreak at columbia gorge
organic packing house
7-9-20: 101st case of covid in hood river county
ONE DAY ONLY - FREE FACE MASKS (KN95 or cloth)
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES - DETAILs HERE:
ENGLISH Spanish here
7-8-20 state ruling:
no “exemptions” from face covering requirements.
employers may offer accommodations to employees
and customers FOR a medical condition,
but NOT BY allowing them to not wear a mask.
home rental operators: sign up here to offer long term COVID housing to coUNTY
TOURISM OFFICIALS send CLEAR safety MESSAGE
july 1: governor orders face coverings statewide
AVOID LARGE GATHERINGS, wear MASKS;
practice SOCIAL DISTANCING for JULY 4 HOLIDAY
hood river County enters Phase 2 reopening
business owners: which reopeninG guidance to use?
6-10-20 businesses: here's a 1-page chart of safety guidance -
for all reopening phases
governor approves hood river county's PHASE 1 reopening
hood river county adopted reopening plan 5-7-20
Hood River board of county commissioners
reopening plan 5-7-20
4-6-20: Hood River Health department urges use of Face Coverings
Executive Order: Stay Home Except for Essential Needs
3-23-20: Hood River County Closes Buildings to the Public
