OAKRIDGE CEDAR CREEK FIRE 2022 INTERNAL AFTER ACTION REPORT
| dc.contributor.author | Smith, Hollie | |
| dc.contributor.author | Huber-Stearns, Heidi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Serio, Naomi | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-06-20T18:29:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-06-20T18:29:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-01 | |
| dc.description | 11 pages | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | An After Action Review workshop was facilitated on Monday, December 5, 2022 for City of Oakridge, Lane County staff, and Oakridge community members who participated in the emergency responses in Oakridge for wildfire evacuation and hazardous air quality related to the Cedar Creek Fire (see timeline for details). Oakridge had 37 days from August-October 2022 when air quality was unhealthy for sensitive groups (AQI of 101-150). In an effort to learn from this unprecedented and extended event, Southern Willamette Forest Collaboratives partnered with researchers at the University of Oregon to conduct this internal After Action Review. The review consisted of one workshop that lasted 2 hours and was broken up into two sessions: 1) evacuation and 2) smoke and air quality. For evacuation, participants noted that several components of the evacuation went well, primarily related to communication timing and modes, early planning, and the use of public resources (e.g., buses). Key areas for evacuation improvement include staffing capacity, establishing an Emergency Operation Center (EOC), and improving communication and emergency planning for multiple scenarios (with and without electricity or external funding and support). For smoke and air quality, participants noted the success of the air purifier distribution program, the installation of Purple Air sensors, a field trip for school children, and strong communication about cleaner air spaces. The key areas for improvement include communication and emergency planning for multiple scenarios, streamlining (and improving the accessibility of) the purifier screening criteria and resource availability, and providing additional support for schools. The remainder of this report is divided into: 1) summarized/overall recommendations from both events; 2) Evacuation Timeline; 3) Smoke Response Timeline; and 4) more information from the discussions from each session and the resulting recommendations. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/28424 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon | en_US |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US | en_US |
| dc.subject | Fire management | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cedar Creek Fire | en_US |
| dc.subject | Air quality | en_US |
| dc.subject | Risk managment | en_US |
| dc.subject | Emergency reponse | en_US |
| dc.subject | Evacuation | en_US |
| dc.title | OAKRIDGE CEDAR CREEK FIRE 2022 INTERNAL AFTER ACTION REPORT | en_US |
| dc.type | Technical Report | en_US |