Oregon lawmakers are considering legislation that would give the state some of the strongest laws in the country to combat paramilitary activity and violent extremism…
Dacia in the Media
- Fire/EMS, In The Community
Oregon lawmaker escapes deadly McKinney Fire in Northern California
Democratic Rep. Dacia Grayber and her husband were camping near Mount Ashland, just north of the wildfire…
- Fire/EMS, Oregon Policy
Bill expanding cancer coverage for Oregon firefighters signed into law
House Bill 4113, which expands cancer coverage for firefighters, has been signed into law by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown. The law expands the list of cancers under state law considered an occupational disease for firefighters; it will now include bladder and gynecologic cancers…
- Emergency Management, Oregon Policy
Oregon Legislature Clears Bill to Plan for Fuel Tank Safety
The Oregon Legislature has approved a bill to spur planning around the impact of a major earthquake on fuels stored along a 6-mile stretch of the Willamette River in Northwest Portland…
- Fire/EMS, Oregon Policy
Bill expanding Oregon firefighter cancer protections heads to governor’s desk
On Wednesday, the Senate unanimously approved House Bill 4113, a measure that adds bladder and female reproductive cancers as occupational diseases for firefighters under Oregon’s workers’ compensation law…
- Fire/EMS, Oregon Policy
Lawmakers Back Protections for Firefighters with Cancer
For years, in the course of their duties protecting people and property across the state, Oregon’s firefighters have been exposed to toxic smoke and chemicals that can cause cancer…
