In March 2025, record-breaking rainfall triggered flooding and landslides across southwest Oregon, damaging 529 homes, according to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management. The president and the Federal Emergency Management Agency in response to Kotek’s request for emergency funding issued financial assistance in July for those counties on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair and replacement of damaged facilities. The federal assistance did not include funding for individual families whose homes were damaged or funding to prevent future natural disasters. Without that assistance, the Oregon Department of Emergency Management said communities in southwest Oregon will face gaps in recovering from the spring floods and long-term resilience. according to the Oregon emergency management department.