BLM rangers catch arsonist as Oregon wildfire activity escalates

Oregon – Official Release: Bureau of Land Management law enforcement rangers recently caught an arsonist who ignited a small wildfire earlier this month. On July 6, the Oregon Department of Forestry responded to reports that a helicopter had located a column of smoke near the Willamette National Forest. They put out the fire and called the BLM once they determined it was located on BLM land in Lane County. BLM fire investigators arrived and quickly determined that the wildfire had been ignited by someone burning garbage they had illegally dumped on public land.

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