National Guard drops into Oregon for wildfire assistance

Gov. Kotek this month declared a State of Emergency for Oregon, and Lane County’s eight major fires continue to burn on this week. 

On July 29, Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) announced that the State is being supplied by the Oregon National Guard for resources to combat the fires. According to Gov. Kotek’s State of Emergency Declaration, ODF can “order firefighting resources as needed from the National Guard.” The announcement also states that “since the…