Thousands of firefighters from across the state are battling to contain the massive fires.
This team is in a race against time to protect the homes of people like Jacalyn Hagans and Peter Gutierrez, who we meet alongside their border collie Max at a nearby evacuation centre.
A state of emergency was declared across 25 counties as forecasters said Oregon could break its previous heatwave duration record. Emergency cooling centres have opening in public buildings and misting stations have been set up in parks. Heat is the top weather-related"silent killer" in the United States and increases societal disparities that already exist from the cost of living crisis, inflation and the ongoing impact of the COVID pandemic.
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