Following a two-week mobilization to Southern California to assist with the wildfire response, 17 of Oregon’s 21 strike teams will soon be heading home. The teams began the demobilization process Thursday morning….
Oregon strike teams assist with Lilac Fire in San Diego County
Two Oregon strike teams were assigned overnight to a new fire in Southern California to help protect life and property. Strike Team 17 (Linn County) and Strike Team 18 (Clackamas County), both…
Oregon State Fire Marshal sending additional support to California wildfires
The Oregon State Fire Marshal is mobilizing six additional strike teams of water tenders to Southern California. In total, 30 water tenders and 70 firefighters are being sent from Clackamas, Columbia, Coos, Curry, Douglas,…
Oregon strike teams arrive in Southern California, begin work on Palisades Fire
The 15 Oregon strike teams mobilized to help with the wildfires in the Los Angeles area arrived Thursday. Eleven of the strike teams began their work Friday morning. These 300 firefighters and 75…
Oregon State Fire Marshal sending three additional strike teams to California
The Oregon State Fire Marshal is mobilizing three more structural strike teams to southern California from the Oregon fire service. The teams will join 12 strike teams that were sent Wednesday morning….
Oregon State Fire Marshal sending firefighting help to Southern California
The Oregon State Fire Marshal is mobilizing 12 strike teams to California to help protect communities threated by wildfires burning near Los Angeles. The Oregon State Fire Marshal has been monitoring and…
OSFM Incident management team members returning from Hurricane Helene recovery in North Carolina
The Oregon State Fire Marshal incident management team sent to North Carolina in mid-October will return home at the end of the week after a two-week deployment. The team was in Yancey…
Oregon State Fire Marshal sends team to help with North Carolina storm recovery
The Oregon Department of the State Fire Marshal deployed an incident management team to North Carolina Thursday morning to help with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The storm caused catastrophic flooding to…
Rail Ridge Fire Update: Containment grows, evacuations downgraded in Dayville
The Rail Ridge Fire has now burned 161,675 acres with containment increasing to 25%. A community meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. today at the Izee Schoolhouse, 45477 Izee-Paulina Lane, to provide…
Rail Ridge Fire Update: Progress made as weather helps firefighting efforts
Firefighters are concentrating efforts on protecting the Dayville and Morgan Mountain areas, building on significant progress made in recent days. The Rail Ridge Fire was mapped at 161,675 and 12 percent contained….