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[[File:2020.09.12.EJewett.CTC (12).jpg|alt=NET crew deployed to the Clackamas Town Center evacuation site, September 12 2020. Photo by Ethan Jewett.|thumb|551x551px|''NET crew deployed to the Clackamas Town Center evacuation site, September 12 2020. Photo by Ethan Jewett.'']] | [[File:2020.09.12.EJewett.CTC (12).jpg|alt=NET crew deployed to the Clackamas Town Center evacuation site, September 12 2020. Photo by Ethan Jewett.|thumb|551x551px|''NET crew deployed to the Clackamas Town Center evacuation site, September 12 2020. Photo by Ethan Jewett.'']] | ||
A series of large wildfires starting in mid-August 2020 and burning [[wikipedia:2020_Oregon_wildfires|throughout Oregon]] coalesced into the state's largest deployment of wildfire response resources and one of the most destructive wildfire seasons in Oregon's history. Clackamas County was particularly impacted. "The two large fires that impacted Clackamas County were the Clackamas Fire Complex (11,210 acres) and the Riverside Incident (138,054 acres, 139 structures lost and 4 injuries)."<ref>Clackamas Fire District #1. (2021). ''[https://clackamasfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01-21-AAR-Executive-Summary-Final.pdf 2020 Fire Siege: After-Action Review]''.</ref> <span style="background:#FFFF00; color:#FFFF00">.</span><span style="background:#FFFF00">'''On request from Clackamas County Emergency Management, NET volunteers operated an evacuation center from September 11 to September 18. This deployment was the first time NETs operated independently on a large incident, covering multiple response capabilities.'''</span><span style="background:#FFFF00; color:#FFFF00">.</span> This NET Wiki article is a reprint of an After-Action Report (AAR) for the deployment. | A series of large wildfires starting in mid-August 2020 and burning [[wikipedia:2020_Oregon_wildfires|throughout Oregon]] coalesced into the state's largest deployment of wildfire response resources and one of the most destructive wildfire seasons in Oregon's history. Clackamas County was particularly impacted. "The two large fires that impacted Clackamas County were the Clackamas Fire Complex (11,210 acres) and the Riverside Incident (138,054 acres, 139 structures lost and 4 injuries)."<ref>Clackamas Fire District #1. (2021). ''[https://clackamasfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01-21-AAR-Executive-Summary-Final.pdf 2020 Fire Siege: After-Action Review]''.</ref> <span style="background:#FFFF00; color:#FFFF00">.</span><span style="background:#FFFF00">'''On request from Clackamas County Emergency Management, NET volunteers operated an evacuation center from September 11 to September 18. This deployment was the first time NETs operated independently on a large incident, covering multiple response capabilities.'''</span><span style="background:#FFFF00; color:#FFFF00">.</span> This NET Wiki article is a reprint of an After-Action Report (AAR) for the deployment. | ||
NET volunteers were later mentioned [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/22/oregon-2020-fire-season-smoke-coronaviruus in an article about the fires appearing in The Guardian]. | |||
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[[File:P2.New York Times.jpg|alt=The Clackamas Town Center evacuation area. Photo from the New York Times.|left|thumb|350x350px|''The Clackamas Town Center evacuation area. Photo from the New York Times.'']] | [[File:P2.New York Times.jpg|alt=The Clackamas Town Center evacuation area. Photo from the New York Times.|left|thumb|350x350px|''The Clackamas Town Center evacuation area. Photo from the New York Times.'']] | ||
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==== Salvation Army Cascade Division ==== | ==== Salvation Army Cascade Division ==== | ||
[[File:P5.2020.09.12.EJones.CTC.jpg|alt=Salvation Army Captain Michael O'Brien (center) directing resources at the evacuation center.|thumb|350x350px|''Salvation Army Captain Michael O'Brien (center) directing resources at the evacuation center. September 12, 2020 photo by Ernest Jones.'']] | [[File:P5.2020.09.12.EJones.CTC.jpg|alt=Salvation Army Captain Michael O'Brien (center) directing resources at the evacuation center.|thumb|350x350px|''Salvation Army Captain Michael O'Brien (center) directing resources at the evacuation center. September 12, 2020 photo by Ernest Jones.'']] | ||
Representatives of The Salvation Army’s Cascade Division did not report on their capabilities for this after-action report. However, they provided critical aid to evacuees at CTC. On September 21, their public Facebook page reported their Clackamas County response to the fires (at CTC and elsewhere) included: | Representatives of [https://cascade.salvationarmy.org/ The Salvation Army’s Cascade Division] did not report on their capabilities for this after-action report. However, they provided critical aid to evacuees at CTC. On September 21, their public Facebook page reported their Clackamas County response to the fires (at CTC and elsewhere) included: | ||
* Served Meals: 21,898 | * Served Meals: 21,898 | ||
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* Riverside fire. (2021, July 29). ''ArcGIS StoryMaps''. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/7ba1715929bb4cc591b3bbade3e30895 | * Riverside fire. (2021, July 29). ''ArcGIS StoryMaps''. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/7ba1715929bb4cc591b3bbade3e30895 | ||
* Stern, J. E. (2023, November 1). How civilians saved their Oregon town from two megafires. ''The Atlantic''. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/10/oregon-town-wildfire-beachie-creek-riverside-megafires/619817/ | * Stern, J. E. (2023, November 1). How civilians saved their Oregon town from two megafires. ''The Atlantic''. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/10/oregon-town-wildfire-beachie-creek-riverside-megafires/619817/ | ||
* Van Der Voo, L. (2020, December 24). Heat, wind and a cruel twist of nature: inside Oregon’s nightmarish wildfire season. ''The Guardian''. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/22/oregon-2020-fire-season-smoke-coronaviruus | |||
* Wikipedia contributors. (2023, December 22). ''2020 Oregon wildfires''. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Oregon_wildfires | * Wikipedia contributors. (2023, December 22). ''2020 Oregon wildfires''. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Oregon_wildfires | ||
