SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry deployed a strike team to Amarillo, Texas on Friday to assist in their wildfire suppression efforts. The strike team is equipped with five engines and a strike team leader, with a total of 16 firefighters traveling down to the state. The firefighters are going to Texas under mutual assistance agreements, making it easier to share resources. When wildfire activity is low in Oregon, firefighters can be spared to help in other places experiencing high levels of wildfire response.  …“We’re ready and willing to help, whenever we receive the call from one of our partner states,” said Chris Cline, ODF’s Interim Fire Protection Division chief.  “It’s the right thing to respond when someone is in a time of need, and we are honored to have the opportunity to serve.”