Oregon Counties at Work on HHS Between Legislative Sessions

“Aid & Assist” Community Restoration Liability Study Underway Work with the Oregon Department of Administrative Services (DAS) to study and recommend solutions to third party liability for community “aid and assist” community restoration services [...]

Governor Brown Activates Additional 250 Oregon National Guard members for Wildfire Response

NEWS RELEASE August 22, 2015 Media Contact: Melissa Navas, 503-689-0248 Governor Brown Activates Additional 250 Oregon National Guard members for Wildfire Response (Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown announced today that she is activating an [...]

Governor Brown Invokes Emergency Conflagration Act in Response to Grizzly Bear Complex Fire

NEWS RELEASE August 20, 2015 Media Contact: Melissa Navas, 503-689-0248 Governor Brown Invokes Emergency Conflagration Act in Response to Grizzly Bear Complex Fire (Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act at [...]

Oregon National Guard Activated by Governor Brown to Fight Wildfires

NEWS RELEASE August 19, 2015 Media Contact: Melissa Navas, Governor's office, 503-689-0248 Tony Andersen, Oregon Department of Forestry, 503-507-4481 Major Steven Bomar, Oregon National Guard, 503-990-9508 Oregon National Guard Activated by Governor Brown to Fight [...]

Governor Brown Issues Executive Order Regarding Delivery of Aircraft Fuel Directed for Use in Firefighting Activities

NEWS RELEASE August 17, 2015 Media Contact: Melissa Navas, 503-378-6496 Governor Brown Issues Executive Order Regarding Delivery of Aircraft Fuel Directed for Use in Firefighting Activities (Salem, OR) — Today at 4:29 p.m. Governor Kate [...]

Governor Brown Invokes the Emergency Conflagration Act in Response to the Canyon Creek Complex Fire

NEWS RELEASE August 17, 2015 Media Contact: Melissa Navas, 503-378-6496 Chris Pair, 503-378-5040 (Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act at 3:57 p.m. August 14, 2015 in response to the Canyon [...]

Governor Brown Invokes the Emergency Conflagration Act in Response to the Cornet Fire

NEWS RELEASE August 13, 2015 Salem, OR—Governor Kate Brown invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act at 3:28 a.m. August 13, 2015 in response to the Cornet Fire burning in Baker County. After growing very quickly, the [...]

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