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Fire survivors face exhaustion five months after homes destroyed
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR)
Feb. 19 From getting a replacement driver s license to finding a new place to live, many survivors of the Almeda and South Obenchain fires said they re exhausted by the many hurdles they re facing to rebuild their lives.
They told their stories via videoconference and phone this week to members of the
Oregon Legislature during a virtual public hearing.
The
The government-funded cleanup has begun, but swathes of
Phoenix and We live in a battlefield, and it s a battle just to get help, said
Pam Halbert, who lost a home she shared with her 82-year-old mother in
Originally published on February 19, 2021 5:12 am
Many people who testified were frustrated. They wanted to know why most of the debris from destroyed homes hasn’t been cleared yet, and why it was so hard to find affordable housing.
One testimony came from Beatrice Gomez of Medford. In Spanish, she said when the Almeda Fire hit her neighborhood on Sept. 8, she and her family were celebrating her birthday. She didn’t get any alerts that the fire was coming, so she didn’t have time to grab important belongings before her mobile home was destroyed.
Now Gomez and her family are struggling to find housing. Through a translator, she said rents have skyrocketed and she can’t afford a place to live.