For the 19th consecutive year, forestry officials from the U.S. Forest Service, Oregon Department of Forestry and Bureau of Land Management are hosting an interagency fire school to prepare new firefighters for the rigors of fighting fire, both in Oregon’s forests and in rural-urban interface areas.
Classes begin Monday, June 22, and continue for five days.
Co-Incident Commanders (“IC’s”) Ryan Sullivan, assistant fire management officer, U.S. Forest Service, McKenzie River Ranger District, and Craig Pettinger,…