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How Civilians Saved Their Oregon Town From Two Megafires

How Civilians Saved Their Oregon Town From Two Megafires
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Bull Complex wildfire grows to 5,100 acres north of Detroit

Bull Complex wildfire grows to 5,100 acres north of Detroit
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Oregon wildfires: 20 of the biggest since 2002

Riverside Fire What started out as a small fire near the Riverside Campground suddenly turned into a large blaze along the Clackamas River of Sept. 8, 2020. Fifteen campgrounds, five trailheads, and nearly 33 miles of trail were damaged or destroyed during the fire. according to USDA. The fire mostly impacted the Mt. Hood National Forest. When: 2020 Acres burned: 138,054 Archie Creek Fire The Archie Creek Fire burned east of Roseburg in the North Umpqua corridor on state, private and federal land, according to InciWeb. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but it was largely fueled by a combination of high winds, hot temperatures, and dry timber and grass/scrub. The fire was part of Oregon s historic Labor Day fires in 2020.

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Windstorms, wildfires are wake-up call for Oregon drought

GILLIAN FLACCUS and ZACH URNESS Associated Press and Statesman Journal View Comments OTIS Wildfire smoke was thick when Tye and Melynda Small went to bed on Labor Day, but they weren t too concerned. After all, they live in a part of Oregon where ferns grow from tree trunks and rainfall averages more than 6 feet a year. But just after midnight, a neighbor awakened them as towering flames, pushed by gusting winds, bore down. The Smalls and their four children fled, leaving behind 26 pet chickens, two goldfish and a duck named Gerard as the wind whipped the blaze into a fiery tornado and trees exploded around them.

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Salem Public Library to debut new look, seismic upgrades this summer

After an $18.6 million bond, seismic retrofits and an 18-month-closure, visitors will soon be able to visit the downtown Salem Public Library later this summer.

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