Above: U.S.F.S. representatives and Lane County Sheriff Carl Wilkerson stand by to assist in the Friday briefing on the Sugar Loaf and Emigrant fires.
“Every day weather interacts with the fire” – Matthew Dehr, incident meteorologist.
OAKRIDGE — Fire and law enforcement officials, air quality specialists and incident managers gathered at a well-attended community meeting on Friday evening Aug. 29, to brief residents on the status of the Emigrant and Sugar Loaf fires.
The meeting at Oakridge High School was hosted by the U.S. Forest Service and Lane County representatives. Fire managers stayed afterward for one-on-one questions…