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Community Conversation about Emergency Preparedness

  • Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Station (community room) 301 South Elm Street Sisters, OR, 97759 United States (map)

Sisters Country, are you "Prepared and Ready”?

Please save the date for our next Community Conversation. The topic of this community forum will be Emergency Preparedness.

Join us for an in-person community conversation hosted at the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Hall with speakers addressing “how to prepare for disasters and emergencies in Sisters Country.”

Doors Open at 5:30 p.m., Program 6-7:30 p.m.

Citizens4Community (C4C) wants you to prepare for disasters and emergencies in Sisters Country... wildfires, earthquakes, snow and storm events. Get valuable information on how to prepare your family and property, get emergency alerts, follow evacuation routes, and utilize local, state and federal response and recovery services.

Moderator:

C4C Forum Co-Chair Jim Barnett

Speakers:

Chief Roger Johnson, Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District

Sgt. Nathan Garibay, Deschutes County Emergency Services Manager

District Ranger Ian Reid, USFS Sisters

Carrie Sammons , Central & Eastern Oregon Chapter, American Red Cross

Executive Director Devin Thompson, McKenzie Valley Long-Term Recovery Group

Insurance Agent Tammy Taylor, Bisnett Insurance

Director Jack McGowan, Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District

  • Mission: to inform community of all possible disaster emergencies possible in Sisters Country. How to prepare and recover from each one.

  • “Take home “ valuefor everyone to be aware of what could happen to THEM personally and how to prepare ( i.e. emergency food and water supply, etc.) for it as much as possible.


Citizens4Community is a nonpartisan and nonpolitical organization. We are dedicated to furthering civility, collaboration and civic engagement in Sisters Country. We offer tools and opportunities—like our monthly Let’s Talk series—to encourage respectful local discussions and to build trust and better understanding around local topics of interest.