Wild Rivers Connect Joins the Community Website Partnership From the beginning, Wild Rivers Connect (WRC) was a community driven concept, with its website (and Facebook page) the result of many months of surveys, focus groups and community outreach. This was the communication hub that so many organizations had identified as the highest need for themselves: […]
October 13, 2018, was a beautiful autumn day in Brookings, Oregon; not too hot, and not too cold. It was the perfect day for families to come out to Kalmiospsis Elementary School to learn about emergency preparedness. They were greeted with displayed fire trucks and disaster response vehicles, prizes to start an emergency kit, and […]
October 20, 2018 As the library closed its doors at the end of the day, the staff at Curry Public Library reflected on their week. Over the previous seven days, the library hosted 26 different programs and meetings. Five public programs were held for children and families. The library hosted meetings for public interest organizations […]
“The Chetco Bar Fire stories speak to the generosity, the spirit of cooperation in individuals, organizations and businesses, as well as the public outpouring of thanks from a grateful community.” As we finish our presentation of the Chetco Bar Fire community stories, our 2018 fire season is well underway. The season started early with […]
Note: Jan Barbas was the sole administrator for the Facebook group “Curry News & Views”, which was where many community members turned during the Chetco Bar Fire for up-to-date and factual information about the fire. The group also had a moderating team; during the fire, it was Candi Berry; currently, it’s Bill Buchanan, Dena Nickell, […]
When wildfire raced toward our schools: Evacuations, school delays, air quality concerns and putting the community first Recollections of the Chetco Bar Fire from Superintendent Sean Gallagher, Brookings-Harbor School District 17C On the long drive home from a regional superintendent’s meeting in mid-August 2017, Superintendent Sean Gallagher’s cell phone began to ring nonstop. “I […]
“Our Town Thanks You!” During the height of the fire, in early September, a colorful, hand-painted “Thank You Firefighters!” sign showed up on the edge of Kevin Roeckl’s property next to a road, and that, he says, is what started it all. “After I saw that first sign, I started noticing them everywhere,” Kevin […]
Support from Port Orford and Beyond During the Chetco Bar Fire, Curry County saw an outpouring of support from outside the immediate area. Jeff MacFarlane, owner of Camp Blanco RV Park in Port Orford, was part of the team who led the effort to get donations where they were needed; his focus was on the […]
Housing for the Evacuees: The Tolowa Dee-Ni’ Nation Many acts of random kindness were on display during the Chetco Bar Fire, generous gestures that defines what community is about. Organizations, businesses and individuals all stepped up and gave of their time, money, resources and many opened up their homes. Noteworthy in the coordination of efforts […]
Volunteers Undertake Resource Coordination Effort Summer Matteson-Kinney works as the Curry County Juvenile and Parks administrator, but little did she know that during the Chetco Bar Fire, she would become the lead team member for the Chetco Bar Fire Donation & Volunteer Resource Coordination Team. It started as Summer was camping over the weekend of […]
