Deschutes County seeks public input for 2026 natural hazards plan update

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office has partnered with the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC) to gather public feedback for the 2026 update of the Deschutes County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (NHMP). Community members are invited to provide input by completing a confidential public survey.

This survey is designed to collect information from the community and is available now through July 13.

The survey aims to better understand individuals' preparedness, risk and vulnerability to natural hazards. The information collected will help support the county's Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan and improve coordination of hazard mitigation and risk-reduction efforts.

The public survey is available to community members in both English and Spanish.

All individual survey responses provided are strictly confidential and are solely for research purposes.

The public survey is open now through July 13.

• Deschutes County Natural Hazards Survey (English)
• Deschutes County Natural Hazards Survey (Spanish)
• Deschutes County Sheriff's Office Mitigation Information

If the public has questions about the plan update, they can call the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office at 541-388-6501 or send an email to emergency.management@deschutes.org