Oregon Strike Team Returns, Nov. 22

All 15 of Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal’s  strike teams that have been assisting with battling the Camp Fire for the past 12 days have demobilized  and are all back at  their home stations as of yesterday, just in time to spend Thanksgiving with their loved ones.  Chief Kim Zagaris, State Fire and Rescue Chief at California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, stated, “I wanted to pass along our deepest thanks to both Director Phelps and State Forester Decker as well as the staffs at the Oregon State Fire Marshal, the Oregon Office of Emergency Management, the Oregon Department of Forestry, and especially the Oregon Fire Service who again were able to respond to California’s request for Mutual Aid. Your ability to respond so quickly with 85 Oregon Fire Engines and the 290 firefighters who staff them is most impressive. Nothing can make us more proud than to see the Nation’s Fire Service respond to its neighbor’s assistance for Mutual Aid so quickly”. The Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal is extremely pleased with the performance of our strike teams, as they have played an important role in helping our neighbors to the south.  All of Oregon can be proud of the professionalism and effectiveness of our firefighters while battling this historical fire.