With wildfires raging across Oregon and Washington, Morrow County District Attorney Justin Nelson joins host Dan Thesman on the KUMA Coffee Hour to address the heightened dangers of fire season. Beyond the environmental threat, Nelson discusses the severe criminal and financial repercussions of reckless burning, the legal definition of arson, and the crucial role local and visiting firefighters play in protecting communities. Plus, he breaks down an impending eminent domain trial involving Idaho Power’s proposed 293-mile transmission line across Eastern Oregon.

August 18 | Pendleton School District
28:21

August 17 | Tricia Mooney, Hermiston School District Superintendent
28:23

August 14 | Rich Cearns, UCFD1; Ben Wagner, Hagen and Paradise Fires Management Team
27:56