Following a two-week mobilization to Southern California to assist with the wildfire response – the largest out-of-state deployment in Oregon history – the state’s 21 strike teams arrived home last week, including two from Lane County.
Oregon strike teams battled the Palisades and Eaton fires near Los Angeles, including Eugene-Springfield and Pleasant Hill-Goshen firefighters. According to the Oregon State Fire Marshal, it mobilized 370 firefighters, 105 fire engines, and water tenders.
Powerful winds ignited the…
