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Pacific Northwest calls on National Guard as wildfires spread

By Washington Examiner
Published July 16, 2021 4:00pm ET
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Pacific Northwest calls on National Guard as wildfires spread
As Oregon and Washington lose thousands of acres to fire per day, the two states quickly move into new stages of emergency. The two northwestern states moved into “Preparedness Level 5” on Wednesday, a scenario in which “complex wildfire incidents” risk depleting national wildland firefighting resources, as defined by the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC). […]

As Oregon and Washington lose thousands of acres to fire per day, the two states quickly move into new stages of emergency.

The two northwestern states moved into “Preparedness Level 5” on Wednesday, a scenario in which “complex wildfire incidents” risk depleting national wildland firefighting resources, as defined by the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC).

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