Linn County firefighters sent to assist on Middle Fork Complex fires near Oakridge

About 16 Linn County firefighters comprise a task force dispatched to assist crews battling the 5,000-plus-acre Middle Fork Complex fires burning 9 miles north of Oakridge in Lane County.
Some 619 personnel are assigned to the 12-blaze incident, under the management of Pacific Northwest Team 3 Unified Command Incident Commander Randy Johnson and Incident Commander Ian Yocum, of the Oregon State Fire Marshal Red Team.
The on-scene crews include three members and a Type 3…