Updated on July 8.
Oregon's wildfire season began early this year due to a deepening drought and record-high early summer temperatures.
Gov. Kate Brown in late June declared a state of emergency because of what she called the imminent threat of wildfire across the state.
"Unfortunately, I think we're here," Eric Wise, a predictive wildfire meteorologist at the Northwest Coordination Center, said in late June. "We expect this to be an active season."
Wise and others stressed that although conditions are concerning, it's no guarantee Oregon will explode in flames. A repeat of last year's Labor Day fires is unlikely given it involved a once-in-a-generation windstorm at the worst possible time.