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| Oregon Inmates Headed to Battle Wildfire |
| By firehouse.com- Bryan Denson |
| Published: 06/12/2014 |
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June 11--The Oregon Department of Corrections has put 143 prisoners on the fire lines of the Two Bulls wildfire, roaring northwest of Bend, part of a proud history of inmate forestry operations. The fire grew to 6,906 acres on Wednesday and is expected to put firefighters to work through the weekend. Inmate firefighters, all minimum-security prisoners, were culled from Deer Ridge Correctional Institution, in Madras; South Fork Forest Camp, in Tillamook; Santiam Correctional Institution, in Salem; and Shutter Creek Correctional Institution, in Coos Bay, the prison system reported. The prisoners were accompanied by 15 staffers, the Department of Corrections reported. They wore yellow fire-resistant shirts as they hiked into a long, proud history of wild-land firefighting. Read More. |
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