Washington, Sept. 24 -- Representative Val Hoyle issued the following press release:
Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05) to support Oregon Governor Tina Kotek's request that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) urgently reconsider the agency's denial of a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) for the East Evans Creek Fire north of Rogue River, OR.
At the time of the initial application earlier this year, the fire had reached more than 15,700 acres with over 3,100 structures threatened, one unoccupied structure lost, and hundreds of homes at a Level 3 "Go Now" Evacuation. In ...