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FEMA Approves Aid for Bend, Oregon Wildfire

The fire presents a major threat to the city’s surface water supply due to its proximity to a municipal watershed.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced on Monday that the state’s request for fire management assistance to help fight the Two Bulls fire in Deschutes County was approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency on June 8th.

The funds that Merkley announced can be used by local officials for equipment and supplies, emergency work (such as evacuations and sheltering), an emergency operations center, firefighter health and safety, and mobilization and demobilization costs.