The Oregon Department of Forestry paid $308,660 to the U.S. Forest Service for what appears to be a personnel overpayment recovery related to the Chetco Bar fire. It's unclear why such a large overpayment occurred or why Oregon is paying the federal government to recover its own overpayment.
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Oregon Department of Forestry
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