American Red Cross volunteers assisted 76 people in 31 households affected by home fires last year, Carol Smedberg told Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker during their Tuesday, March 1 meeting.
Smedberg said local volunteers teach emergency preparedness in local elementary schools, including the preparation of “go bags” for families.
“We also encourage children to have home fire drills with their families,” she said. “A new program for children in kindergarten, first and second grades teaches them how to crawl on the floor to get under smoke levels.”
Tucker, also a Red Cross volunteer, read a proclamation declaring March as American Red Cross Month.
He noted that the national organization founded in 1881 by Clara Barton currently boasts more than 2,500 volunteers in the Cascade Region.
The Red Cross provides more than 1,600 emergency overnight shelter stays, food and comfort for families at more than 680 disasters including home fires.
Donors provide more than 182,000 units of blood for accident and burn victims, as well as for people undergoing organ transplants.
In other business, the commissioners:
— Approved an intergovernmental agreement concerning the $1.2 million Fire Radio Improvement Project presented by Undersheriff Micah Smith. The agreement was made on behalf of Linn County fire chiefs.–n Approved Parks Director Brian Carroll’s request to apply for a $450,000 Oregon State Parks Department grant to begin renovations at Lewis Creek County Park on Foster Reservoir east of Sweet Home.
— Was informed that a water pipe broke inside Clear Lake Lodge. However, someone was in the building and quickly shut off the water flow. Repairs are underway. The resort is open, but lodge access is currently limited, Carroll said.
— Reappointed Rich Kellum to the Linn County Parks Commission.
— Named Crabtree Auto as a provider of mechanical services for Linn County Sheriff’s Office vehicles.
— Approved purchasing the EZLease program to help keep track of county leases.
— Learned that Commissioner Sprenger has been elected chair of the Community Services Consortium board of directors.
n Approved an agreement to pay $5,000 per year to the city of Albany for its work with Linn County Animal Control. Albany will be the primary responder for dog complaints, picking up stray dogs and issuing citations/warnings within the city.
n Board Chair Nyquist said the board’s “thoughts and prayers are with the people of Ukraine” whose country is under attack by Russian military forces.
American Red Cross volunteers assisted 76 people in 31 households affected by home fires last year, Carol Smedberg told Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker during their Tuesday, March 1 meeting.
Smedberg said local volunteers teach emergency preparedness in local elementary schools, including the preparation of “go bags” for families.
“We also encourage children to have home fire drills with their families,” she said. “A new program for children in kindergarten, first and second grades teaches them how to crawl on the floor to get under smoke levels.”
Tucker, also a Red Cross volunteer, read a proclamation declaring March as American Red Cross Month.
He noted that the national organization founded in 1881 by Clara Barton currently boasts more than 2,500 volunteers in the Cascade Region.
The Red Cross provides more than 1,600 emergency overnight shelter stays, food and comfort for families at more than 680 disasters including home fires.
Donors provide more than 182,000 units of blood for accident and burn victims, as well as for people undergoing organ transplants.
In other business, the commissioners:
n Approved an intergovernmental agreement concerning the $1.2 million Fire Radio Improvement Project presented by Undersheriff Micah Smith. The agreement was made on behalf of Linn County fire chiefs.
n Approved Parks Director Brian Carroll’s request to apply for a $450,000 Oregon State Parks Department grant to begin renovations at Lewis Creek County Park on Foster Reservoir east of Sweet Home.
n Was informed that a water pipe broke inside Clear Lake Lodge. However, someone was in the building and quickly shut off the water flow. Repairs are underway. The resort is open, but lodge access is currently limited, Carroll said.
n Reappointed Rich Kellum to the Linn County Parks Commission.
n Named Crabtree Auto as a provider of mechanical services for Linn County Sheriff’s Office vehicles.
n Approved purchasing the EZLease program to help keep track of county leases.
n Learned that Commissioner Sprenger has been elected chair of the Community Services Consortium board of directors.
The CSC is a state-designated “community action agency” offering such services as helping the homeless find housing, utility assistance for low-income residents, weatherization, Head Start and Linn Benton Food Share.
— Approved an agreement to pay $5,000 per year to the city of Albany for its work with Linn County Animal Control. Albany will be the primary responder for dog complaints, picking up stray dogs and issuing citations/warnings within the city.
— Board Chair Nyquist said the board’s “thoughts and prayers are with the people of Ukraine” whose country is under attack by Russian military forces.
– Alex Paul, Linn County Communications Officer
– Alex Paul, Linn County Communications Officer