ODF Report: PacifiCorp not responsible for Santiam Canyon Fire

By Jeff Manning

Oregon Journalism Project

Oregon Department of Forestry investigators have determined that the 2020 Santiam Canyon Fire was not caused by downed power lines as plaintiffs’ attorneys have alleged but rather by hot embers drifting into the canyon from the nearby Beachie Creek Fire.

A scarred landscape is visible along the North Santiam River following the Santiam Canyon Fire.
Photo by Brian Burk

The report, released last week to the Oregon Journalism Project…

Total
0
Share