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The latest, up to date information about the fires burning in Oregon and SE Washington.

The once desirable Sunset Valley, where Hank Hankson lived a humble life with his dog Sumo, has been ripped to pieces but an unknown, malevolent, but somehow familiar force. The peaceful facade of suburbia has been destroyed – townsfolk, neighbours, and friends crushed, houses bulldozed and replaced with a series of six-storey tall hedge mazes, looming ominously over Hankson’s small and rundown cottage. It’s only him left. The snow started falling when the cull began, and Hankson now finds himself trapped in a permanent blizzard. Dark figures appear on the horizon, and his worst fears a...

Meet Probie, an essential sidekick in Oregon firefighting efforts AccuWeather 5 hrs ago Adriana Navarro Meet the new best friend to Oregon's firefighters: Probie, a bubbly golden retriever who is always ready to give a smile to tired first responders. On Tuesday, Probie donned his little red vest, bearing the seal of the First Responder Therapy Dogs, and went to visit a base camp for the Bootleg Fire, where crews are battling flames that have consumed over 200,000 acres, with less than 10% containment. Here, Probie did what he does best: make friends and ask for some pets. F...

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'...