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Rick Dancer with Mark and Kathy Jones: Loggers Fighting Fires to Protect Forests and Communities

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25 Oct, 2023

This post was originally published on Healthy Forest

When fires start in Oregon forests, loggers and others in the industry are some of the first people on the scene to fight fires. In our third of a series called “The Truth About Timber,” we profile those who drop everything to get their crews, equipment and expertise to the fire. On a recent trip to Oregon we were scheduled to meet a logging company at one fire but overnight the weather changed, a new fire erupted near Cottage Grove and as is often the case, the loggers were on the move.

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