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Brown Declares State of Emergency as Fire Season Ramps Up (OR)

from The Center Square via The Blue Mountain Eagle, Aug. 18, 2020

Brown Declares State of Emergency as Fire Season Ramps Up (OR) The Center Square via The Blue Mountain Eagle, Aug. 18, 2020 One of the hundreds of wildfires burning across Oregon have spurred a declared state of emergency while the state navigates the COVID-19 pandemic. There are currently 591 active fires burning in Oregon, according to data from the Department of Forestry. That number is still below the nearly 600 wildfires reported in 2013 and almost 500 in 2015. READ MORE

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