Oregon House Republicans Call for Changes to Wildfire Prevention Policies
House Republican Leader Jeff Helfrich (R-Hood River) and state Representatives Ed Diehl (R-Stayton) and E. Werner Reschke (R-Klamath Falls) are calling for legislative action to improve wildfire prevention and suppression efforts next session. Oregon has recently experienced severe wildfires, covering over 1.5 million acres – the largest area in the United States. “Lives, property, and livestock are lost when fires ravage our state. This is the …
