SALEM Ore. (KPTV) – Governor Tina Kotek has ordered flags lowered to half-staff this Saturday in honor of David Taylor. The federal wildlife officer from Oregon died in August while helping with evacuation efforts for a fire in Oklahoma.
According to the Department of the Interior, Taylor was working with local emergency crews going door to door to help people evacuate as the Railroad South Fire threatened the community.
Investigators say his last contact with dispatch was while helping a family flee, and evidence recovered shows he died during the rescue effort…