SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Forestry said it has responded to more than 100 fires over the past three days and expects the danger to double this long holiday weekend as people light off fireworks.
Here is ODF’s full release:
Salem, Ore. – Since Monday, the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Southern and Eastern Oregon Area firefighters have responded to over 100 new fire starts, both lightning and human-caused, and anticipate more to come during the holiday weekend. Through the agency’s aggressive initial attack tactics, most of the fires have been contained to an average of about half an acre…