wildfire awareness month

More than 70% of Oregon’s wildfires are caused by people.  Kristin Babbs, with Keep Oregon Green, said it causes a lot of damage.   "Overall, the acres burned last year were off the charts," she noted.  "It was about 92,000 acres were attributed to human caused wildfires."   The two leading...

Having a Wildfire Action Plan is encouraged should you need to suddenly evacuate.

Governors Inslee and Brown joined six other western governors declaring May as Wildfire Awareness Month.   In a proclamation, they’ve asked that all citizens, “take steps to better prepare their home and communities for wildfires and work toward becoming a fire-adapted community."   To kic...