Fire weather watch issued in Central and Eastern Oregon, where massive wildfires are already burning
By OPB staff (OPB)
July 30, 2026 3:25 p.m.
The National Weather Service issued a fire weather watch for Saturday in large areas of north-central, northeast and southeast Oregon, including where two massive wildfire complexes are already burning more than 300,000 acres each.
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