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Oregon State and HazAdapt expand emergency preparedness statewide

People engaged with trusted safety guidance across 31 hazards 624 times during the summer.

Chris Branam | Oct 2, 2025 | News story

How can I prepare for a tsunami?

Q: Do you know where I can go to find out about various coastal towns' emergency preparedness and directions for evacuation in the event of a tsunami?

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HazAdapt

Emergency and disaster guides that provide convenient and actionable information online and in an offline app. Helping you and your community prepare, respond, and recover from life’s different hazards. OSU Extension has partnered with this organization to help you find local safety information and community resources on wildfires, tsunamis, earthquakes and general emergency preparedness across Oregon.

May 2025 | Online resource

Not all flame's the same: Northern Great Basin Rangelands

Historically, fires in the Northern Great Basin created a patchy mix of habitats with slow-burning shrubs and resilient bunchgrasses. Today, invasive annual grasses fuel more frequent and intense fires, making it ...

Katherine Wollstein | May 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Not all flame's the same: Blue Mountains

In the Blue Mountains, frequent low-severity fires once supported diverse, healthy forests through Indigenous burning and lightning. Today, denser vegetation, invasive species and a warming climate have increased fire ...

Carrie Berger, Micah Schmidt, John Punches | May 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Not all flame's the same: Columbia Plateau

Historically, fire shaped the Columbia Plateau’s grasslands, forests and shrublands through frequent burns ignited by lightning and Indigenous land stewards. Today, invasive grasses, land use changes and a warming ...

Micah Schmidt, Kayla Bordelon | May 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Not all flame's the same: East Cascades

In the East Cascades, fire once maintained healthy, open ponderosa pine forests and supported forest resilience through low-severity burns. Today, fire suppression, denser vegetation, climate change and human development ...

Ariel Cowan | May 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Not all flame's the same: Southwest Oregon

Southwest Oregon once experienced frequent, low-severity fires shaped by Indigenous burning and lightning, creating diverse, fire-adapted landscapes. Today, fire suppression, land use changes, dense forests and a warming ...

Christopher Adlam, Manuel Machado | May 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Not all flame's the same: Willamette Valley & Western Cascades

Fire once shaped the Willamette Valley and Western Cascades through frequent Indigenous burning and occasional lightning fires, creating diverse habitats. Today, changes in land use, invasive species and climate have ...

Kayla Bordelon, Glenn Ahrens, Carrie Berger, Emily Jane Davis | May 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Not all flame's the same: Coast Range

Fire shaped Oregon’s Coast Range through climate, vegetation and Indigenous burning. Today, changing land use, invasive plants and climate change are increasing wildfire risk and habitat loss.

Aaron Groth, Emily Jane Davis, Carrie Berger | May 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)