Record-breaking wildfires scorch more than 1.4 million acres in Oregon, authorities say
Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Wildfires in Oregon have burned more acres of land in 2024 than in any other year since reliable records began in 1992. According to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center, more than 1.4 million acres, or 2,200 square miles, have burned in the state so far. Center spokesperson Carol Connolly says that breaks the previous record, set in 2020. And the mid-August peak of fire season is still to come. Connolly says 32 homes have been lost. The state’s largest blaze is the Durkee Fire in eastern Oregon. It has burned nearly 460 square miles but is at least 95% contained as of Friday.
