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.
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