US forest service worker arrested over planned Oregon burn

Published October 21, 2022 1:03 PM

By ANDREW SELSKY
Associated Press

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A U.S. Forest Service employee was arrested by a county sheriff in rural eastern Oregon after a planned burn in a national forest spread onto private land. It’s the latest episode that underscores tensions simmering over management of federal lands in the state’s east. A Forest Service spokesperson called the situation very uncommon but declined to comment further. The arrested employee, Rick Snodgrass, supervised the planned burn and was conditionally released from jail. District Attorney Jim Carpenter warned that Snodgrass’ federal employment would not protect him if it is determined that he acted recklessly.

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