Funding to Train National Guard to Fight Wildfires Passes out of Senate Committee

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Funding to Train National Guard to Fight Wildfires Passes out of Senate Committee

Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Sen. Ron Wyden today announced that the Department of Defense appropriations bill includes $7 million to train National Guard members to fight wildfires. The bill passed out of committee today.

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OR Fire Managers Receive Advanced Training for Complex Incidents

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OR Fire Managers Receive Advanced Training for Complex Incidents

Fire managers in Oregon will be better prepared to manage complex wildfires in the coming fire season thanks to additional training some received recently. The Oregon Department of Forestry, Office of the Oregon State Fire Marshal and Coos Forest Protective Association sent a combined group of seven employees to six days of complex incident management training sponsored by the National Association of State Foresters.

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