FEMA Authorizes Funds to Fight Durkee Fire in Oregon
FEMA Authorizes Funds to Fight Durkee Fire in Oregon BOTHELL, Wash. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Durkee Fire burning in Baker and Malheur counties, Oregon. The state of Oregon’s request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) was approved by FEMA Region 10 Administrator Willie G. Nunn on Monday, July 22, 2024 at 6:06 p.m. PT. He determined that the Durkee Fire threatened to cause such destruction as would constitute a major disaster. This is the seventh FMAG declared in 2024 to help fight Oregon wildfires. At