Florida firefighter battles wildfires in Oregon

  • Source: WFLX-TV FOX 29 West Palm Beach
  • Published: 09/03/2017 08:21 AM

A Florida firefighter just returned from battling a massive wildfire in Oregon. In the rugged Cascade Mountains through the heart of Oregon, the massive Nena Springs wildfire raged, forcing evacuations in parts of the nearby town of Warm Springs. "For me, I had a 12-hour notice I was going to go to Oregon for 18 days," said Christopher Jacobson, a Florida Forest Service wildland firefighter based out of Palm City. He just got home Sunday. "It's an awesome feeling while you're out there, you can't wait to come home and see your family and eat some real food again but as soon as I came home, I'm ready to go back," Jacobson said in an interview Thursday.



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