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Oregon is under a statewide emergency declaration due to wildfire danger, Gov. Kate Brown announced Sunday.

WCCB Charlotte's CW Extreme Heat, Fires Ravage Western US Weeks of dry heat have fueled hundreds of burns in the Pacific Northwest and show no signs o July 14, 2021 A firefighting tanker drops retardant over the Grandview Fire near Sisters, Oregon, on July 11, 2021. KLAMATH FALLS, OR — Unrelenting dry heat continues to scorch the Pacific Northwest, as record-breaking fires run wild across the region. Over one million acres, or 1,500 square miles, have burned this year alone west of the Rockies. For reference, that’s an area the size of Gaston, Mecklenburg, and Union counties combined. The...

>> reporter: yesterday police evacuated 3,000 residents and hundreds of cattle from the two towns firefighters died trying to protect. >> it's horrible. i can't even imagine. enough to lose your life fighting fire. it's horrible for a family. >> reporter: almost 30,000 firefighters are on scene in nine western states, fighting 245 active fires. 95 considered large and out of control. the bad news, weather is getting worse. winds gusting 30 miles per hour with temps in the low 90s. >> i am activating oregon national guardsmen and women to begin training to fight oregon fires. >> reporter: they'...

Of courage. >> reporter: yesterday police evacuated 3,000 residents and hundreds of cattle from the two towns firefighters died trying to protect. >> it's horrible. i can't even imagine. enough to lose your life fighting fire. it's horrible for a family. >> reporter: almost 30,000 firefighters are on scene in nine western states, fighting 245 active fires. 95 considered large and out of control. the bad news, weather is getting worse. winds gusting 30 miles per hour with temps in the low 90s. >> i am activating oregon national guardsmen and women to begin training to fight oregon fires. >> rep...