Walden, Wyden, Merkley Urge Feds to Ensure Long-Serving Local Fire Departments Can Continue to Battle Blazes on Federal Lands
July 23, 2019
July 23, 2019
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, issued the following news release:
Yesterday, U.S. Representative Greg Walden (R-OR) and Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) expressed concern that a number of local fire departments may no longer be able to serve as partners to the federal government in fighting wildfires.
The three Oregon lawmakers' letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Interior Secretary David Bernhardt follows the recent det . . .
Yesterday, U.S. Representative Greg Walden (R-OR) and Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) expressed concern that a number of local fire departments may no longer be able to serve as partners to the federal government in fighting wildfires.
The three Oregon lawmakers' letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Interior Secretary David Bernhardt follows the recent det . . .