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All Oregon Department of Forestry districts declared the beginning of fire season by July 1. [5] The Northwest Coordination Center upgraded the region's preparedness level (referring to the availability of firefighting resources) from PL 1 to PL 2 on July 3, PL 3 on July 23, PL 4 on August 12, and PL5—the highest level—on August 19.
The Tillamook Burn was a series of forest fires in the Northern Oregon Coast Range of Oregon in the United States that destroyed a total area of 350,000 acres (140,000 hectares) of old growth timber in what is now known as the Tillamook State Forest. There were four wildfires in this series, which spanned the years of 1933–1951.
The Round Mountain and Wickiup fires on Deschutes National Forest reached a combined 250 acres by Friday morning, according to Central Oregon Fire Info. Level 2 and 3 evacuation orders were issued ...
235 personnel engage in full suppression as Homestead Complex reaches 1,044 acres. The Homestead Complex Fire, a group of fires in the Umpqua National Forest, had a combined 1,044 acreage total ...
Devil’s Knob Fire reaches 1,752 acres in southern Oregon The Devil’s Knob Fire located east of Riddle and Tiller reached 1,752 acres in the Umpqua National Forest.
The 2020 Oregon wildfire season was the most destructive on record in the state of Oregon. The season is a part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season . The fires killed at least 11 people, burned more than 1,000,000 acres (400,000 ha) of land, and destroyed thousands of homes.
Some cities in Oregon recorded air quality readings of over 500 on the AQI scale, while readings of over 200 were recorded in major cities. [254] Smoke from the fires were carried to the East Coast and Europe, causing yellowed skies but having little impact on air quality. [255] The heavy smoke had resulted in several smoke-related incidents.