Sens. Wyden, Merkley: More Than $3.6M for Fire Suppression Efforts During White River Fire
January 12, 2022
January 12, 2022
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that more than $3.6 million from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) will go toward recovery from the White River Fire that burned in the Mt. Hood National Forest in August 2020.
"The White River Fire demonstrated how quickly wildfire can spread with a changing climate causing high winds and drought,&quo . . .
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that more than $3.6 million from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) will go toward recovery from the White River Fire that burned in the Mt. Hood National Forest in August 2020.
"The White River Fire demonstrated how quickly wildfire can spread with a changing climate causing high winds and drought,&quo . . .