With the 2023 wildfire season officially approaching, experts say Oregon needs more volunteers and full-time firefighters along with rethinking how money is spent to battle these blazes.
The Lebanon Fire District just made a big, shiny donation. It was to an all-volunteer fire district that lost most of its equipment in 2020’s Santiam Canyon wildfires.
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We are hurting : Rural fire district faces challenges six months after wildfire
With a large part of their tax base gone, volunteer firefighters with the Idanha-Detroit Fire District are worried about the future. Author: Christine Pitawanich Updated: 7:54 PM PST March 9, 2021
IDANHA, Ore. This week marks six months since fire tore through parts of Oregon and the Santiam Canyon. In many cities, including Detroit, charred debris is still visible.
But there is some good news for Detroit, where city leaders say just this week water is starting to get turned on and people are waiting to get their meters turned on as well. It s not drinkable or to be used for a shower, rather for things like flushing a toilet. It’s a start in the right direction.