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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Resources Online<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">It’s been made very clear during 2020 how important it is to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters and emergencies. From a pandemic, to fires, to broken pipes, Oregon’s heritage
resources are under threat. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Oregon Heritage understands the value of Oregon’s heritage resources to communities across the state and we want to give you the tools and resources to protect these important assets. In addition
to protecting these resources, it is also critical to understand the important roles these heritage resources play in community recovery and resilience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">We have recently updated our website to include an entire page dedicated to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery and encourage you to visit whether you are at the beginning of your
preparation journey or in the midst of response or trying to recovery from a disaster or emergency that has impacted your community.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">View <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oprd/OH/Pages/DisasterPrep.aspx">
Disaster Preparedness, Recovery, and Response Resources</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">It’s important to be aware of your local emergency management folks so if you do not know who those are, visit
<a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oem/Documents/locals_list.pdf">here</a> to find that information.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Stay safe and thank you for your work protecting Oregon’s heritage resources!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Share your photos of Oregon’s heritage on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter using #oregonheritage.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Oregon Heritage News is a service of Oregon Heritage, a division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The news editor can be contacted
at <a href="mailto:heritage.info@oregon.gov" target="_blank">heritage.info@oregon.gov</a>.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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