WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: BOTHELL, Wash. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Larch Creek Fire burning in Wasco County, Oregon.  The state of Oregon's request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) was approved by FEMA Region 10 Deputy Administrator Vincent J. Maykovich on Wednesday,   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) have released a draft plan to restore natural resources impacted by an oil spill that occurred off the coasts of Oregon and Washington in March 1999. The draft Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan, and associated Environment Assessment, are available for public review and co  more