Five years ago, Oregon saw the deadliest wildfire season in state history. Eleven lives were lost, skies turned orange, more than 4,000 homes burned and tens of thousands of Oregonians evacuated as ...
GATES, Oregon — It was September 2020, the height of the pandemic, when Oregon faced a historic crisis. Wildfires erupted across 11 counties, forcing evacuations. More than 40,000 people had to leave ...