Governor brown everybody ready . Good afternoon. Im here to give another update and egons fire situation, im joined on the phone by the forestry, rtment of ire chief degrass, oregons fire state fire marshal. Of emergency anagement director andrew fell ps and Environmental Public Health section manager. Im joined in person by chris struckler, director of the Oregon Department of transportation. I just want to start by saying storm teams tell me a event coming in today will bring moisture. Both along the coast and along both the west and east slopes of cascades. This is a good sign. With are always challenges a storm like this, such as winds and lightning strikes. Firefighting teams tell me that we are very grateful for the rain. My teams also tell me that were making significant progress on fires ing some of these and fire chief doug grass will peak more to that in just a moment. Since my last briefing, ive seen up and close what these done to our communities, to our land, to our oregon
Masks do not apply because they dont fit the president s mood or his political interests. Yet again the president whose oath calls on him to uphold the law ignores it. The nevada governor called this indoor rally reckless and selfish and the president s supporters insist they have every right to be there and they are not fools. If i thought i was a risk are, i wouldnt be here. Im not an idiot and neither are these people. They have enough wherewithal to realize whether or not they are putting anybody at risk, including themselves. Americans are not stupid people. More on virus just ahead. We begin this hour though with the sunday and fury in the atlantic and in the gulf now five different active some systems, Tropical Storm sally expected to become Hurricane Sally soon and then to hit the United States sometimes tomorrow. The outlook, massive disruption across louisiana, mississippi and alabama. With four months worth of rain anticipating to snarl coastal cities there. Just moments ago
OREGON - On Wed., May 15, Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM) Mariana Ruiz-Temple and other agencies discussed the upcoming fire season and what they have done to prepare for it
SALEM — Fire agencies expect an above-average fire season in Eastern Oregon, and state support for wildfire resources is on hold while Republicans continue their walkout from the Oregon Senate.