ORVOAD Wildfire Response Update ORVOAD remains actively engaged in statewide wildfire response efforts as smoke impacts continue across Oregon. Our work centers on coordination, resource alignment, and supporting the organizations serving communities directly. We want partners to have a clear picture of what is happening statewide and how ORVOAD is helping connect efforts, fill gaps, … Read more
By Shane Wolfe, President, Village of Rowena, Inc. | June 12, 2026 | Rowena, Oregon Good Morning Everyone, Yesterday marked one year since the Rowena Fire changed our community forever. In a matter of hours, homes, memories, vehicles, businesses, and generations of hard work were lost. For many of us, life has not been the … Read more
Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (ORVOAD) was formed in the spring of 1985, when a small group of faith-based organizations, alongside the Salvation Army and the American Red Cross, came together with a shared purpose: to better prepare Oregon for disaster. That early collaboration began with a simple letter to churches in the Portland … Read more