Governor Kate Brown told reporters that she had requested trained firefighters from the Department of Defense.
Oregon Governor Kate Brown said the state was"still waiting" to hear from the White House a day after she asked President Donald Trump for help in combating fires covering hundreds of thousands of acres.
Brown also said that she had asked the Department of Defense to provide Oregon with an"active battalion" of trained firefighters to assist state forces with fires that have caused half a million people to evacuate. The charred remains of the Gates Elementary School are seen after the passage of the Santiam Fire in Gates, Oregon, on September 10, 2020."We have asked for Department of Defense an active battalion that's trained in firefighting, and we're certainly asking other states for national guard assistance.
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