Emergency management urges traffic management plan after Rowena Fire evacuations
Emergency Management lead Charles Young told the commissioners mitigation plans (NHMP, CWPP) are near adoption and highlighted a grant opportunity to fund a Wildfire Mitigation Coordinator; the Rowena Fire exposed evacuation gridlock and a need for cross-jurisdiction traffic planning.
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Charles Young, representing Hood River County Emergency Management, briefed the board on the Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (NHMP) and Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), both nearing final approval and useful for grant writing. He said the CWPP identifies a Wildfire Mitigation Coordinator as its highest priority and pointed to public education efforts, including Spanish-language outreach.
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