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Another Opportunity to Report Damages from January Winter Storm

March 2nd, 2012 | Posted by Ocean18 in Emergency - Disaster Preparation - (0 Comments)

(03.02.12 – Lincoln County) Oregon Emergency Management (OEM) contacted local Counties who had declared emergencies from the January storm late Friday (03.02.12) afternoon. These Counties are being given another opportunity to document the damages that may not have been reported during the first assessment. Lincoln County like other Counties must conclude this additional assessment by close of business Wednesday, March 7th.

Individuals or businesses who did not report their damages during the reporting period (Jan. 24 -26th) are asked to call the damage assessment hotline if they meet the criteria below.

Lincoln County Emergency Manager, Jenny Demaris, emphasized “Reporting your information is critical to the overall damage assessment for our County to meet the qualifying requirements for a potential Presidential Declaration. While this is no guarantee that Lincoln County will receive a Presidential Declaration we need to take full advantage of this new reporting deadline to help our community recover from our significant January winter storm.”

Jenny Demaris Audio 3.2.12

Criteria to determine if you should call the hotline:

  • You did not call during the first reporting period (01/24-26th)
  • The property is considered your primary home (not a secondary home) or business property
  • The property is considered an rental property or vacation rental property investment
  • You are the renter of a property (house or business) that was damaged or you have a loss of personal belongings
  • Report if you meet any of the above even though you had home or business insurance coverage
  • Report if you meet any of the above and you have already completed your repairs

Additional Points to Consider:

  • Do not report damages to outbuildings or detached garages
  • Do not report damages to secondary homes that are not rental investment properties

Damage Assessment Hotline Information:

Phone: (541) 265-1999

Hours:  Saturday, March 3, 1200 – 7pm, Sunday, March 4, 0900 – 7pm, Monday, March 5, 0900 – 7pm, Tuesday, March 6, 0900 – 7pm, Wednesday, March 7, 0900 – 2pm

Information To Provide When You Call In – The following outlines the questions residents and private business owners will be asked to report when they call in to the phone bank:

  • Name of owner or renter of property
  • Address of property and Contact number
  • Is property a primary home rental property or business
  • Is the property a single family home, mobile home, multi-family (apartment)

What was the type of damage sustained:

  • Affected – Habitable
  • Minor (homes that can be made habitable quickly and without great expense)
  • Major (homes requiring costly or extended repair to be made habitable)
  • Destroyed and/or Inaccessible
  • Is the property or property contents insured, estimated damage of loss

For more Information Contact: Jenny Demaris – Emergency Manager – Lincoln County, Oregon – vdemaris@co.lincoln.or.us, tel: 541.265.4199

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Sign Up to Receive Emergency Notifications

December 22nd, 2011 | Posted by Ocean18 in Emergency - Disaster Preparation - (0 Comments)

We learned a lot of lessons from the distant tsunami that reached our shores after the March 2011 earthquake in Japan. One of those lessons is that we should prepare ourselves and our families for the possibility that natural disaster can strike our community at any time.

Seismic science postulates that the Cascadia Subduction Zone has the very real possibility of producing a significant earthquake and a subsequent tsunami at any time in the Pacific Northwest. According to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, “The last known great earthquake in the northwest was in January, 1700, just over 300 years ago. Geological evidence indicates that great earthquakes may have occurred at least seven times in the last 3,500 years, suggesting a return interval of 400 to 600 years.”

If you live in Lincoln County and want to add another tool to your personal emergency preparation check list then head to the Lincoln County web site and look for this icon or graphic below.  Click on it and you will navigate to a sign up page that you can populate with your personal information of preference for receiving alerts.  It takes a few moments. The Sheriff’s office states that ” the information that you provide will be used for emergency purposes only. We will not give or sell your telephone numbers or email addresses to any vendor or other organization.”

 

You’ll receive alerts about severe weather, tsunami inundation area evacuations, fires, floods, toxic environmental issues and other emergencies using the notification system. Messages can be sent via cell phone, home phone, email, text messaging, fax, pager, PDA and more.  Emergency Services will be conducting a Countywide test on January 17. This will be a great opportunity test the notification system and see how it works for you.  Sounds like and effort worth participating in!

www.lincolncountysheriff.net

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