The Oregon Department of Forestry deployed 22 firefighters Friday to Canada and three states in what the agency said would be their “last big out-of-state resource push” until rains return this fall.
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Oregon Department of Forestry sends firefighters to aid North Carolina in wildfire fight
The Oregon Department of Forestry dispatched a crew of 26 Oregon firefighters and two agency representatives to North Carolina to aid the state’s battle against several wildfires.
Oregon State Forester Cal Mukumoto gives his two-week notice
Cal Mukumoto, the head of the Oregon Department of Forestry announced his resignation in a brief letter Thursday during a Board of Forestry meeting, noting his last day would be Jan. 23.
Oregon Department of Forestry sends crews to California fires, OSFM adds three strike teams
The Oregon Department of Forestry is sending six strike teams of firefighters and equipment to California, on the heels of 12, then 15, strike teams dispatched by the Oregon State Fire Marshal Wednesday morning
Fire season ends, ‘We are all glad to see it go’
“We are all glad to see it go,” said ODF Forest Grove District Forester Mike Cafferata in an email sent Tuesday as the agency filed the appropriate paperwork to officially close the 2024 fire season.
Oregon Department of Forestry sends crews to Alaska
The Oregon Department of Forestry deployed seven crew members to Alaska Friday to help fight wildfires.
School district sues state in attempt to undo forest habitat conservation plan
The Jewell School District in the Clatsop State Forest predicts it could lose nearly $1 million in revenue if a plan to scale back logging is implemented.
Local firefighters still helping at Texas wildfires
Fire crews from the Oregon Department of Forestry, including one local firefighter based out of the Forest Grove District, are still in Texas as of Monday, helping other fire agencies battle deadly wildfires that have wracked the state.
ODF sends fire crews to aid Texas wildfire fight
The Oregon Department of Forestry sent a strike team of 16 firefighters and five engines to Amarillo, Texas Friday to aid the state’s firefighters as they grapple with massive wildfires, including one crew member who works out of the local Forest Grove District.
Fire season in NW Oregon ends
Fire season in the northwest corner of Oregon is over.
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