Gov. Kate Brown visited the nationâs largest wildfire on Wednesday, flying past 413,000 acres of burned forest in a helicopter, then speaking with fire officials in Bly.
After seeing the devastation, Brown said the state has to rethink how it fights wildfires in an era of hotter, larger blazes â and mitigate dangers before they spark.
âThere is absolutely no question that we need to modernize our firefighting practices,â she said.
Brown acknowledged the difficulty that Klamath County communities, and the broader region, are facing in a summer compounded by COVID, drought and now wildfire.
âMy heart goes out to the people of the Klamath Basin,â the governor said. âThis is a really challenging summer. We know this is going to be an incredibly challenging fire season, and obviously weâve got the challenges around drought.â
Gov Brown visits Bootleg Fire camps in Southern Oregon
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Gov Brown visits crews battling the Bootleg Fire in Southern Oregon
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls will again have jets taking off and landing starting tomorrow (Monday) night.
The 173rd fighter wing will conduct night flying operations again as part of its training through Thursday night.
Night flying is one part of the course curriculum for F-15-C student pilots at Kingsley Field.
The majority of the training will happen east of Lakeview where the pilots can fly without lights.
Flights will take place between approximately 6 and 11 p.m.
Community members may contact the wing’s public affairs office at 541-885-6677 to express any concerns.
NBC5 News reporter/weather forecaster Aaron Nilsson is a Southern California native, but most recently lived in Seattle. He’s also lived in Sweden and Utah. He graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Scandinavian Studies. While at BYU, he covered sports for BYUtv.