Oregon went to the surprising step of replacing its state fire marshal as devastating wildfires continued to spread across the West Coast.
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The Jackson County Sheriff's Office reported Saturday afternoon that three more bodies had been found among rubble from the Almeda Fire, bringing the total number of deaths attributed to the fire to five. A 41-year-old homeless manThe fire has delivered unprecedented destruction to the communities of Medford, Phoenix, Talent and Ashland.
Oregon fire officials are also dealing with the 130,000-acre Riverside Fire at 0% containment and Lionshead Fire at 138,000 acres and just 5% containment.As Oregon deals with a shift in command, California is dealing with a never-before-seen scope of destruction. A firefighter keeps watch on flames that could jump the Angeles Crest Highway at the Bobcat Fire in the Angeles National Forest on Sept. 11, 2020, north of Monrovia, Calif.
Los Angeles County firefighters, using only hand tools, keep fire from jumping a fire break at the Bobcat Fire in the Angeles National Forest on Sept. 11, 2020, north of Monrovia, Calif. "When you wake up in the morning you can smell smoke in your house, which normally doesn't happen," he added."We're used to having fires and that's not something that's happened before."Fires up and down the West Coast have caused dangerous smoke conditions, including in major cities.
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