Wildfire Season 2020

California

• Visit the CalFire Incident Map and Information for current fire conditions statewide.
• Declarations:
  • FEMA issued a Major Disaster Declaration on August 22 for the California Wildfires, covering an incident period beginning August 14. The declaration affects the following counties: Lake, Monterey, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, and Yolo. Three additional counties (Plumas, Butte, and Yuba) are eligible for Public Assistance. 
• Governor Newsom issued a statewide State of Emergency on August 18 due to fires and extreme heat conditions.
  • Governor Newsom also declared a State of Emergency for specific counties affected by fires including Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, San Bernardino, San Diego and Siskiyou.
  • Governor Newsom declared a State of Emergency for Napa, Sanoma, and Shasta Counties on September 28.
• Prescription Refill Guidance:
  • Under the 2007 California Health and Safety Code, a prescription for a non-schedule II drug may be refilled without authorization from the prescriber if the prescriber is unavailable and if the pharmacist believes that not refilling would be a hazard to the patient’s health. The refill should only be a reasonable amount that can sustain the patient until the prescriber can be reached.  

Oregon

• Visit the Oregon Department of Forestry site and map for current fire information.
• Declarations:
  • FEMA declared an Emergency on September 10 for the Oregon Wildfires, covering an incident period beginning September 8. The Declaration affects the following counties: Tillamook, Washington, Clackamas, Marion, Lincoln, Jefferson, Linn, Lane, Douglas, Jackson, and Klamath.
  • On August 19, Governor Brown issued Executive Order No. 20-35, proclaiming a statewide State of Emergency due to the imminent threat of wildfire.
  • Subsequently, on September 9, Governor Brown issued Executive Order No. 20-41, invoking the Emergency Conflagration Act statewide due to the ongoing fires and statewide threat of fire. 
• On September 16, the Department of Health and Human Services declared a Public Health Emergency in Oregon due to dangerous air quality, retroactive to September 8. 
• Prescription Refill Guidance: 
  • Under a declared emergency or in an area engaged in disaster assistance, a pharmacist may dispense up to a 30-day refill of a prescription drug without a valid prescription.