Chetco Bar Fire briefing in Brookings draws hundreds

August 22, 2017

Above: People jam a middle-school gym in Brookings yesterday to hear the latest information about the Chetco Bar Fire. The fire in Curry County has become the largest in Oregon so far this year. The fire is affecting lands protected by the Coos Forest Protective Association and has forced evacuations and closed roads and trails. ODF has dispatched resources to the fire, including two strike teams of engines.

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