Most of Oregon is in extreme fire danger, as several fires are already burning, evacuations have been ordered in several regions and power has been shut off to thousands of customers due to the high fire risk.
Evacuations are in effect for the town of Imnaha north to the Snake River and south to Highway 39.in western Oregon, burning in the National Forest east of the community of Oakridge in Lane County. The lightning-caused fire has so far burned over 51,000 acres since igniting in early August and is 12% contained, state fire officials said.
"The fire remains outside Oakridge and the surrounding communities but today's high heat will challenge firefighters as they protect homes and critical infrastructure," the Oregon Office of State Fire MarshalOregon Gov. Kate Brown declared a fire emergency Friday in response to the Cedar Creek Fire. She has invoked similar emergency acts for the Double Creek fire and the Sturgill Fire in the northeast and the Rum Creek Fire in the southwest. On Aug.
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