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Wasco County

County Mitigation Overview:

  • State NHMP Region:
    - Coming Soon
  • Partnership/Pre-Disaster MOU:
    - No
  • Effective Date:
    - TBA
  • Disaster Mitigation Act 2000 - Compliant Plan (44 CFR 201.6):
    - No
  • Flood Mitigation Assistance Program - Compliant Plan:
    - No
  • Community Rating System:
    - No
  • Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003:
    - No
  • National Fire Plan requirements:
    - No
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Wasco County Action Items:

Region Jurisdiction Hazard(s) Action Status
5 Wasco Fire (Wildland-Urban Interface)
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Accomplish Defensible Space Around Structures
Pending
5 Wasco Flood
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Address Repetitive Loss
Pending
5 Wasco Multi-Hazards
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Annual Review and Update the County Emergency Operations Plan and Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan / Complete Review/Update/Adoption by County Court Every Five Years.
Pending
5 Wasco Flood
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Apply for NFIP Community Rating System / CRS Rating System
Pending
5 Wasco Fire (Wildland-Urban Interface)
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Assessment of Non-County Roads for Response to Wildfire Hazards
Pending
5 Wasco Fire (Wildland-Urban Interface)
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Assist Fire District in Upgrading Equipment/Facilities and in Providing Training
Pending
5 Wasco Fire (Wildland-Urban Interface)
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Bring All Unprotected Lands Under Some Form of Wildfire Protection Coverage
Pending
5 Wasco Fire (Wildland-Urban Interface)
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Complete Surveys and Evaluations of Home-sites Using NFPA 1141 Criteria
Pending
5 Wasco Fire (Wildland-Urban Interface)
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Conduct Firewise Workshops
Pending
5 Wasco Multi-Hazards
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Create County Position for Volunteer Coordination & Planning
Pending
5 Wasco Multi-Hazards
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Create Emergency Communication Systems that are Interoperable
Pending
5 Wasco Multi-Hazards
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Create Emergency Disaster Fund
Pending
5 Wasco Multi-Hazards
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Create Systems to Support Special Needs Populations
Pending
5 Wasco Flood
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Develop Flood Education & Outreach Programs
Pending
5 Wasco Winter Storms
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Develop Partnership Programs to Reduce Vulnerability of Public Infrastructure from Severe Winter Storms
Pending
5 Wasco Multi-Hazards
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Develop Post-Disaster Recovery Plan
Pending
5 Wasco Multi-Hazards
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Develop Small Business Awareness & Continuity Planning Campaign
Pending
5 Wasco Earthquake
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Educate Those at Risk (Residential & Commercial Owners/Occupants, Decision Makers, Lifeline Owners, etc.)
Pending
5 Wasco Winter Storms
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Encourage Critical Facilities to Secure Emergency Power
Pending
5 Wasco Multi-Hazards
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Ensure Long-range Water Resources Development
Pending
5 Wasco Multi-Hazards
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Identification and Pursuit of Implementation Funding for Mitigation Actions and Creation of Part-time Position to Coordinate Efforts (NHMP & CWPP)
Pending
5 Wasco Earthquake
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Improve Knowledge of Earthquake Sources / Improve Earthquake Hazard Zone Maps
Pending
5 Wasco Landslides and Debris Flow
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Improve Landslide Hazard Area Maps
Pending
5 Wasco Landslides and Debris Flow
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Improve Understanding of Landslide Risk Inside Hazard Areas and Improve Warning Systems
Pending
5 Wasco Earthquake
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Improve Understanding of Vulnerability and Risk
Pending
5 Wasco Winter Storms
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Increase and Maintain Public Awareness of Severe Storms.
Pending
5 Wasco Fire (Wildland-Urban Interface)
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Increase Wildfire Prevention Awareness
Pending
5 Wasco Flood
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Mitigate Flood Event Resulting from Naturally Induced Dam Failure
Pending
5 Wasco Landslides and Debris Flow
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Provide Education/Awareness for Those At Risk
Pending
5 Wasco Fire (Wildland-Urban Interface)
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Provide Parcel/Lot Identification Signage
Pending
5 Wasco Multi-Hazards
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Public Outreach / Educational Programs
Pending
5 Wasco Multi-Hazards
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Pursue Funding to Increase Hazard Knowledge Base & Develop & Maintain Comprehensive Impact Database
Pending
5 Wasco Earthquake
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Rehabilitate Identified Vulnerable Schools, Emergency Facilities, and Public Buildings/Lifelines
Pending
5 Wasco Flood
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Removal of Passage Barriers along Fifteen Mile Subbasin
Pending
5 Wasco Droughts
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Support Local Agencies Training on Water Conservation Measures and Drought Management Practices
Pending
5 Wasco Winter Storms
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Support/Encourage Electrical Utilities to Use Underground Construction Methods & Reimburse County for Franchise Fee
Pending
5 Wasco Fire (Wildland-Urban Interface)
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Treat Hazard Fuels in the Wildland Urban Interface Including in The Dalles Municipal Watershed
Pending
5 Wasco Multi-Hazards
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Update County Comprehensive Plan
Pending
5 Wasco Flood
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Update County Flood Ordinances
Pending
5 Wasco Landslides and Debris Flow
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Update County Landslide Ordinance
Pending
5 Wasco Flood
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Update FIRM Maps
Pending