FEMA approves federal funds for Rowena Fire as residents come to grips with destruction
THE DALLES, Ore. (KATU) — Growth on a 3,500-acre wildfire burning in the Columbia River Gorge was minimal Thursday, according to fire officials, but the blaze still had claimed at least 20 homes. “Today has actually been a good day for firefighting,” Michael Curran, Oregon Department of Forestry’s chief of fire, told KATU News Thursday