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FEMA Updates Oregon Fire Recovery Progress

FEMA disaster relief trailers in storage.
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FEMA disaster relief trailers in storage.

The high heat and brisk winds of late are making plenty of people in our region uneasy. Not only do they have bad memories of the fires of last September, they've already witnesses a spate of fires in a still-young fire season.

Firefighting continues while various agencies and groups--including the Federal Emergency Management Agency--work to make whole the people who lost homes and businesses to the September burns.

Paul Corah, FEMA media relations rep based in Oregon, returns with an update on federal re-housing and rebuilding efforts, joined by Toney Raines, ranking FEMA manager in Oregon.

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