Commission ratifies delegation of authority for Wright Springs fire response
The board ratified delegation of authority forms that had granted incident command responsibility for suppression activities during the Wright Springs Fire and later relinquished authority back to Klamath County; the chair had signed the initial delegation on 08/09/2026 and the relinquishment on 08/16/2026.
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The board ratified delegation of authority forms related to the Wright Springs Fire, which the transcript locates as starting on 10/05/2026 in the Fremont Windinga National Forest near Upper Klamath Lake in Chiloquin. The forms delegate suppression authority to the incident commander within the law and in direction with the Oregon State Office of the Fire Marshall and the jurisdiction administrator; the chair had signed the initial delegation on 08/09/2026 and a relinquishment back to Klamath County was signed on 08/16/2026.
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