Oregon and Washington enter top preparedness level as the largest US wildfire scorches the region
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Oregon and Washington state have moved into the highest level of wildfire preparedness as the largest wildfire in the United States continues to scorch hundreds of thousands of acres.
The Oregon National Guard deployed Wednesday morning to help in the battle against the large Bootleg Fire, which was 5% contained. The states climbed to Preparedness Level 5, or PL5, meaning places could experience "complex wildland fire incidents, which have the potential to exhaust national wildland firefighting resources," according to guidance from the National Interagency Fire Center.More Related News