California wildfire now "bigger than the city of Denver"
The fire was fueled by vegetation that hadn't burned in decades and pushed by erratic winds
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The fire was fueled by vegetation that hadn't burned in decades and pushed by erratic winds
"As soon as I got into flying I knew that was going to be one of my end goals was to get into firefighting," said Ashli Blaine.
These kinds of dystopian weather events, happening often at the same time, are exactly what scientists have been warning about.
The smoke firefighters breathe on the front lines of wildfires may put them at greater risk from the coronavirus, with potentially lethal effects.
The air is so hazardous that 1 in 10 ER visits in the state are related to wildfire smoke, according to the Oregon Health Authority.
Smoke from the massive blazes has blanketed the Northwest, closing businesses and schools.
The smoke was creating a hazy sky and obscuring the sun.
There are deadly blazes burning in California, Washington and Oregon, and at least 35 people have died as a result of the fires.
A California official disagreed with the president about the root cause of the wildfires.
At least 24 people are missing as major wildfires continue to wreak havoc on the West Coast.
Portland, Seattle and San Francisco are now among the top five cities with the worst air quality in the world.
Rescuers gave the little survivor a fitting name: Trooper.
The man's son, Wyatt Tofte, died "trying to save his grandmother" from the fire, a relative said.
The thick smoke is creating some of the world's worst air quality levels, spreading unhealthy air conditions from Canada to Southern California.
Flames up and down the West Coast have forced thousands to flee and cast a shroud of smoke that has given Seattle, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, some of the worst air quality in the world.
More than 500,000 Oregonians are under an evacuation order and 40,000 have been forced to leave their homes.
"I've survived four different fires up there until this one and now I don't even know if my home is still standing at this point," said California resident Denis Hendrickson.
The president will be joined by local and federal fire and emergency officials for a briefing.
About 20% of California's fire crews are inmates.
More than half a million people — 12% of the state's population — have fled their homes in Oregon.
Millions of evacuees, firefighters and animals are facing unprecedented blazes in California, Oregon and Washington.
Six of the 20 largest wildfires in California history are currently burning, according to Cal Fire.
Death toll from one California blaze alone climbs to 10 with 16 unaccounted for, as hundreds of thousands flee in Oregon.
At least a dozen people are now dead and thousands of homes and businesses have been incinerated.
The Bear Fire has exploded in the last 48 hours. It is one of numerous major blazes burning across the Western U.S.