PublicHealthPrepCO

I love that you are already thinking about how to help our wonderful state get back to normal!

I won't say it is a terrible idea but if you do bike down, I would make sure you're very visible, wearing a helmet, have supplies like food and water, and be vigilant in watching out for traffic patterns.

The short answer is yes. We are recommending that locals fuel their vehicles up on Tuesday or Wednesday. Central Oregon has 3-4 days of gas on average before needing "restocking". Deliveries for most resources are going to be difficult because of the increased traffic on our roads.

Edit: And there WILL be deliveries. There are plans for influxes with the fuel companies but it's still good to be prepared for longer wait times for fuel.

Just generally, the worst thing would be a mass fatality incident of some kind. We do not expect there to be any large scale disasters or anything of that sort but because a lot of Oregon will be maximizing available resources, if a multi vehicle crash happened it could potentially tax our medical and morgue system.

I will also say that we have spent almost 2 years planning together for this event so we are confident we can handle what comes our way! We all work together frequently to make sure that we can meet demands and keep people safe.