Multi-state firefighter strike team heads for the Rogue Valley
The Oregon Department of Forestry said that engines are coming from Arizona and Tennessee, in addition to Rural Metro crews from Grants Pass.
Posted: Jul 16, 2021 5:58 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
MEDFORD, Ore. — Firefighters from across the country are massing in the Rogue Valley in anticipation of extreme fire danger conditions over the next week or two. The Oregon Department of Forestry said that the strike team includes members from as far as Arizona and Tennessee, and will be on hand to help ODF resources in the area.
In full, the strike team consists of five Rural Metro Fire Type-6 engines, three of them from Yuma, Tucson, and Maricopa County in Arizona. Two other engines come from Grants Pass, and a local Rural Metro firefighter will be joined by staff from Tennessee.