/tags/almeda-fire Almeda Fire en-US Copyright Thu, 16 Jan 2025 01:17:04 GMT /education/2025-01-15/two-new-oregon-bills-aim-to-support-wildfire-impacted-school-districts The pair of bills has been introduced in the Oregon legislature and would give more money to four school districts impacted by the 2020 wildfires. Thu, 16 Jan 2025 01:17:04 GMT /education/2025-01-15/two-new-oregon-bills-aim-to-support-wildfire-impacted-school-districts Jane Vaughan /wildfire/2025-01-08/pollinator-gardens-rise-from-the-ashes-of-the-almeda-fire From Fires to Flowers, a program run by the non-profit Pollinator Project Rogue Valley, creates vibrant gardens in the scorched footprint of the 2020 wildfire, helping create a landscape that heals both people and pollinators. Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:23:40 GMT /wildfire/2025-01-08/pollinator-gardens-rise-from-the-ashes-of-the-almeda-fire Juliet Grable /housing/2024-12-20/oregon-sues-manufactures-it-says-built-uninhabitable-homes-for-almeda-fire-survivors Oregon has sued the companies that allegedly botched construction of homes for Jackson County wildfire survivors. Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:47:08 GMT /housing/2024-12-20/oregon-sues-manufactures-it-says-built-uninhabitable-homes-for-almeda-fire-survivors Justin Higginbottom /housing/2024-10-25/oregon-will-auction-off-defective-modular-homes-in-an-effort-to-recoup-almost-24-million Oregon Housing and Community Services, the state's housing agency, will auction off 140 defective modular homes in a series of two-week-long auctions. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 23:38:20 GMT /housing/2024-10-25/oregon-will-auction-off-defective-modular-homes-in-an-effort-to-recoup-almost-24-million Jane Vaughan /housing/2024-09-26/long-awaited-rebuild-of-modular-home-park-for-wildfire-survivors-gets-new-manufacturer Royal Oaks Mobile Manor in Phoenix was destroyed in the 2020 Almeda Fire. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 01:29:21 GMT /housing/2024-09-26/long-awaited-rebuild-of-modular-home-park-for-wildfire-survivors-gets-new-manufacturer Jane Vaughan /housing/2024-06-07/state-approves-12-million-to-replace-defective-modular-homes-in-phoenix A housing affordability council with the state of Oregon approved an additional $12 million dollars on Friday to purchase new homes for a mobile home park that burned down in the 2020 Almeda Fire. The money will replace homes the state bought that were found to be defective. Fri, 07 Jun 2024 23:05:41 GMT /housing/2024-06-07/state-approves-12-million-to-replace-defective-modular-homes-in-phoenix Roman Battaglia /housing/2024-04-29/resident-owned-mobile-home-park-breaks-ground-in-talent This past weekend, community members celebrated the official groundbreaking of the first cooperatively owned mobile home park formed in the Rogue Valley. This fall, families will be returning after the 2020 Almeda Fire destroyed most of the park. Mon, 29 Apr 2024 13:01:15 GMT /housing/2024-04-29/resident-owned-mobile-home-park-breaks-ground-in-talent Roman Battaglia /housing/2024-03-28/oregon-will-replace-not-rebuild-defective-homes-for-wildfire-survivors-in-phoenix Oregon’s housing agency will replace dozens of modular homes in Phoenix that are meant for wildfire survivors, marking a dramatic change from the agency’s previous plan to house fire victims. Thu, 28 Mar 2024 12:43:36 GMT /housing/2024-03-28/oregon-will-replace-not-rebuild-defective-homes-for-wildfire-survivors-in-phoenix Jane Vaughan /wildfire/2023-09-08/3-years-later-wildfire-survivors-in-southern-oregon-are-still-recovering-from-trauma Three years after the 2020 fires devastated communities in Southern Oregon, survivors are still recovering from the fires' impact on their homes, their stability and their mental health. A local long-term recovery group is helping support residents who've experienced trauma. Sat, 09 Sep 2023 01:26:30 GMT /wildfire/2023-09-08/3-years-later-wildfire-survivors-in-southern-oregon-are-still-recovering-from-trauma Jenn Chávez /housing/2023-08-31/ohcs-will-rebuild-defective-modular-homes-that-were-unfit-to-live-in Oregon's state housing agency did not say when the homes will be rebuilt, where the funding will come from or when residents will be able to move in. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 13:32:53 GMT /housing/2023-08-31/ohcs-will-rebuild-defective-modular-homes-that-were-unfit-to-live-in Jane Vaughan