Areas Where Wildfires in Oregon Occurred This Year Prone to Heavy Flooding
This is also a good time for anyone that owns or rents a building in a flood prone area to buy flood insurance.
(SALEM, Ore. ) — Areas in Oregon downstream of wildfires are at greater risk for flooding this year, and the Oregon Office of Emergency Management, Oregon Deptartment of Land Conservation and Development, and FEMA are urging home and business owner in affected areas to purchase flood insurance.
"Fires have increased flood potential downstream from burned areas and home and business owners in those areas should look into purchasing flood insurance before the rainy season begins," said Christine Shirley, National Flood Insurance Coordinator for ODLC.
Shirley added that now is also a good time for anyone that owns or rents a building in a flood prone area to buy flood insurance.
Contact your insurance agent or visit www.floodsmart.gov for more information.
If you have additional flood insurance questions contact Deborah Farmer, NFIPC for FEMA Region X at Deborah.farmer@fema.dhs.gov
For hazard questions contact: Christine Shirley, Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development at 503-373-0050 ext. 250.
More information on RAPTOR can be found at www.oregon.gov/DAS/CIO/Pages/RAPTOR.aspx.
Source: Oregon Office of Emergency Management
