Business Self-Reporting Damage Survey for Businesses Affected by Wildfire & Wildfire Smoke
Business Self-Reporting Damage Survey
The Oregon Department of Emergency Management has opened a Business Self-Reporting Damage Survey for businesses affected by wildfire and wildfire smoke. Businesses can report impacts including lost revenue, cancellations, reduced customers, closures, reduced operations, and other economic disruptions, even if they have not suffered physical fire damage.
It is important that we get as many affected businesses as possible to report their losses. The State is using this information to better understand the economic impact of the 2026 wildfire season and to help determine whether affected communities may qualify for additional state or federal assistance.
Wallowa County is also beginning an effort to understand the total economic impact locally. If they can document significant losses across lodging, restaurants, retail, recreation, construction, agriculture, and other industries, they will be in a much stronger position to advocate for assistance on behalf of our communities.
At this point, Wallowa County is not promising that funding will become available. The immediate goal is to make sure the impacts occurring in Wallowa County are documented and that our businesses are not overlooked if assistance opportunities become available.
The survey can be found here: