Washington, May 4 -- Congresswoman Janelle Bynum issued the following press release:
As part of Wildfire Awareness Month, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) met with local leaders, small business owners, and community members today to discuss wildfire preparedness for the upcoming wildfire season in Deschutes County.
Rep. Bynum held a roundtable and a press conference with fire chiefs as well as state and federal partners at the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Station to discuss Central Oregon's wildfire preparedness and prevention efforts. She also met with local business leaders to discuss the impacts wildfires have on Central Oregon businesses.
"Wildfires pose more and more of a threat every year for Oregonians," said Rep. Bynum. "I've bee...