The Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal, through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, activated its Agency Operations Center Wednesday, December 6th and deployed 15 strike teams with equipment and personnel who are now actively engaged in assisting with the wildfires in California.
All Oregon resources are assigned to assist with the Thomas Fire burning near Ventura, California. The California Office of Emergency Services reports that the Thomas Fire is at 230,500 acres and is 15% contained.
As of Monday, December 11th, Oregon resources, both Oregon Department of Forestry and Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal, have been assigned to the #thomasfire, with two strike teams remaining at the #lilacfire. Crews are doing well defending and protecting structures. Fire officials expect more fire growth, but portions of the fire are slowly getting back to normal.
“Oregon resources are doing great work and their morale is good,” said Chief Deputy State Fire Marshal Mariana Ruiz-Temple. “We continue to be proud of our firefighter’s professionalism and effective integration with California resources during these difficult fires.”
In addition to OSFM’s deployed resources, the Oregon Department of Forestry has also deployed 60 personnel and 25 engines to assist with the California wildfires.
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