Multnomah County firefighters returning home on Saturday were part of 21 strike teams of 370 firefighters that Oregon State Fire Marshal Mariana Ruiz-Temple sent to California in January — the largest out-of-state deployment that the agency has sent in Oregon’s history, the Oregon State Fire Marshal said in a statement. Out of the 21 teams that have been sent to California, 17 Oregon strike teams, including firefighters from Multnomah County, are demobilizing this week, the Oregon State Fire Marshal announced in a release. Four Oregon teams will stay behind, with no set timeline for their return. Firefighters at the station walked out to greet the returning firefighters, who came from several fire bureaus and departments in the county including Portland Fire & Rescue, Gresham Fire Department and the Port of Portland Fire Department. Read more at the link in our bio. 📸: Tatum Todd #firefighters #californiafires #lafires #theoregonian #oregon #portland #portlandoregon