Oregon National Guardsmen activated to assist with Chetco Bar Fire
Oregon Army National Guard Pfc. Solomon Quijano, with Bravo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 218th Field Artillery Regiment, checks for hot spots during a firefighting training exercise at the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training in Salem, Ore., Aug. 28, 2017. Nearly 125 citizen-soldiers from the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team volunteered to join the second iteration of personnel, also known as NG-2, activated by Gov. Kate Brown to assist with wildfires across the state of Oregon. The Oregon National Guard is currently assigned to three different fires in central and southern Oregon; the Whitewater, High Cascades Complex, and Chetco Bar fires. Oregon Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class April Davis