Learn about how RFU is using freeze dried meals to provide healthy, flavorful nourishment to disaster-affected people, strengthen the local food system, and create sustainable income for their programs.

Many residents are in difficult living and financial positions post-disaster. However, the ash is almost cleaned up, and residents are finally able to drive by the land that once held their homes. There is a major need in the community to remove dead and burned trees, to perform hazard tree mitigation to prevent injury to residents.

The flooding in Harney County which began on March 6, 2025 and was driven by two previous wildfire disasters from 2025, combined with significant snowpack from the 2024-2025 winter melting all at once. Communities were aware of the risks of flood and by mid-February were already ordering sandbags, filling and placing them to protect structures and homes.