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Stephani Gordon/OPBExtreme heat, wildfire and smoke could once again strike the state. Here’s how you can prepare. -
Clallam County DART, 2019 (left)/Sara Harrington, Disaster Relief Trials 2016 (right)A huge dress rehearsal for regional earthquake disaster relief was supposed to happen next week until the ongoing pandemic forced its cancellation. Some smaller drills are going ahead this weekend and next featuring civilian volunteers who will demonstrate unusual ways aid may get to Pacific Northwest earthquake survivors.
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The Jackson County District Attorney’s office announced on Monday afternoon that an arsonist was sentenced after starting a fire on Sept. 8, 2020 in Phoenix, Oregon. It was not connected with the nearby Almeda Fire, according to officials. -
Close to 200 federal, state and tribal emergency preparedness planners gathered around a giant map of the Pacific Northwest this week to rehearse and critique the federal response plan for "The Big One."
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Children have easy access to guns in many parts of the country.
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Journalist Mark Follman and his book "Trigger Points: Inside the Mission to Stop Mass Shootings in America.
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How much time do you have to get out of the way of a tsunami? And what way should you go and how fast do you have to move?
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In the face of worsening climate change, California is investing billions of dollars in high-tech solutions to predict and respond to natural disasters. Meanwhile, communities throughout the state — facing fires, floods and winter storms — are increasingly embracing the century-old technology of two-way radios as a failsafe.
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Oral traditions of people native to the Pacific Northwest and lots of scientific data point clearly to a major earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone in 1700, and another one is looming.
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The images show populated areas in the archipelago with heavily damaged or destroyed buildings and homes and at least one island covered with ash.
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Talent, Ore., is trying to prevent an exodus of residents after recent wildfires. The city is providing temporary trailers and other services to keep families from abandoning the small town.
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Cal Fire investigators announced Tuesday night that the massive Dixie Fire in Northern California was caused by a tree contacting a PG&E distribution line west of the Cresta Dam.
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The Texas Department of State Health Services adjusted the number of people who died from last February's storm to 246 people — up from July's tally of 210.
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The imagery shows the scale of the destruction in parts of Kentucky, Arkansas and Illinois.
