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Oregon’s wildfire season shows no signs of slowing, with 1.3 million acres already burned or currently burning across the state, and 34 large fires still active. Five of these fires have each consumed over 100,000 acres.
Via the Idaho Capital Sun, Carol Connolly, spokesperson for the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center (NWCC), noted the severity of the situation. “We are on a trend of possibly setting a record in the state of Oregon for the amount of acres affected by fire,” she told the Capital Chronicle. The NWCC typically sees the peak of the fire season around August 14, indicating that the most challenging period may still lie
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