Oregon wildfire updates
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A central Oregon fire lookout west of Mitchell was burned down by the Box Springs Fire on July 20, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry.
A property owner shooting at an exploding target caused a brush fire in Redmond on Sunday afternoon, fire officials said. Firefighters arrived in the 10400 block of Northwest Oak Lane after receiving multiple calls of “trees catching fire” in the area and the blaze moving rapidly,
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has extended an air quality advisory to cover 11 counties as multiple wildfires burn in the state.
Crews worked through the night on the Akawa Butte, Brewer and Pilot Fires. Crews were able to hold all the lines that were built during the day shift. Reconnaissance and scouting operations identified
One person was hospitalized after a two-alarm fire in Oregon City on Wednesday night.
Clackamas Fire said that the home fully collapsed and that one person was taken to the hospital; crews will remain at the scene throughout the night.