I will continue to work closely with FEMA and administration agencies as they support efforts to fight fires across Oregon.
Continue working with FEMA and administration agencies to support efforts to fight fires across Oregon.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Rep. Bentz's office reported that FEMA approved three of Oregon's five Fire Management Assistance Grant requests for the Lower Dry Creek, Awaka Butte, and Grasshopper fires, with FMAG aid covering up to 75 percent of eligible firefighting costs. The release says Bentz would keep working with FEMA and administration agencies as they support firefighting across Oregon.
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In his 2026 voter-guide response on fire, Bentz said he had personally contacted Deputy Interior Secretary Katherine MacGregor about Oregon's high fire risk and asked whether Interior had adequate funding for the fire season; he said the answer was yes.
Assessments
Bentz was in federal office during the relevant 2026 fire-season actions, and the evidence shows same-term engagement with FEMA and Interior: monitoring FEMA fire-aid decisions and personally contacting an Interior official about Oregon wildfire readiness and funding. That supports the promise to keep working with federal agencies, but the record shows only partial FEMA approval of Oregon requests and does not independently establish that Bentz secured or fully delivered statewide firefighting support.