The Eagle Creek Fire Recovery Council met for the first time Thursday. The group appointed by Oregon Governor Kate Brown is made up of government and business representatives with advisors representing the public safety, natural resource recovery, economic development, and transportation sectors. Oregon State 52nd District Representative Mark Johnson is the convener of the group. He says the group is to assess both the natural resource and economic impact of the fire and make assistance recommendations to the Governor by the end of the year. The panel heard reports from the U.S. Forest Service, Oregon State Parks, and Oregon Department of Transportation noting the situation in the fire area will be fluid for a long time, with heavy precipitation bringing the danger of flooding and debris flows in creek drainages, and rock and landslides on hills.