Oregon Considered

Growing Fire Danger in the Northwest

August 16, 2005

0816_fire.jpgCampfire restrictions take effect at midnight Tuesday on the Mt. Hood National Forest. It's just the latest sign of growing fire danger in the Northwest.

Meanwhile two big wildfires continue to burn in far corners of the state. Oregon's largest wildfire is now called the Tryon complex.

The Tryon Fire merged with the Cherry Creek and Haas Ridge fires, and together they've burned more than 42,000 acres in rugged northeast Oregon.
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