(Salem, OR) -- The federal government is spending seven-and-a-half million dollars to increase wildfire preparedness in Oregon. More than four-million is going to Consumers Power, Inc for weather stations and other equipment to reduce the time of fire-related outages. Douglas County will get three-point-one-million dollars to reduce hazardous fuels. The county will also receive 177-thousand dollars for radio infrastructure and improvements to support law enforcement communications.