Photos: Western wildfires leave path of destruction
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Wildfires Boats are partially obscured by smoke from a wildfire at a marina on Detroit Lake burned by the Beachie Creek Fire, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in Detroit, Ore. (AP Photo/John Locher) (John Locher/AP)
Wildfires Street lamps on the Tilikum Crossing Bridge illuminate smoke from wildfires, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Smoke from burning wildfires has caused poor air quality in Portland and other cities along the West Coast. (AP Photo/John Locher) (John Locher/AP)
Wildfires Evacuees from the Riverside Fire stay in tents at the Milwaukie-Portland Elks Lodge, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in Oak Grove, Ore. (AP Photo/John Locher) (John Locher/AP)
Wildfires FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2020, file photo Jonathan Thompson of the Keizer, Oregon, Chamber of Commerce delivers donated bottled water to the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem, which is now an evacuation center as wildfires threaten towns in Oregon. More than half a million people have been forced to flee their homes as destructive wildfires sweep across the western U.S., and experts say that could lead to historic numbers of people turning to shelters in the region, all in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky,File) (Andrew Selsky/AP)
Wildfires Workers continue to repair the power system after flames from the Beachie Creek Fire burned through Fishermen's Bend Recreation Site east of Salem, Ore., Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (Rob Schumacher/Statesman-Journal via AP, Pool) (Rob Schumacher/AP)
Wildfires Shayanne Summers holds her dog Toph while wrapped in a blanket after several days of staying in a tent at an evacuation center at the Milwaukie-Portland Elks Lodge, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in Oak Grove, Ore. "It's nice enough here you could almost think of this as camping and forget everything else, almost," said Summers about staying at the center after evacuating from near Molalla, Oregon which was threatened by the Riverside Fire. (AP Photo/John Locher) (John Locher/AP)
Wildfires Canyon Expresso survived the Beachie Creek Fire east of Salem, Ore., Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (Rob Schumacher/Statesman-Journal via AP, Pool) (Rob Schumacher/AP)
Wildfires The Oak Park Motel was destroyed by the flames of the Beachie Creek Fire east of Salem, Ore., Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (Rob Schumacher/Statesman-Journal via AP, Pool) (Rob Schumacher/AP)
Wildfires Flames from the Beachie Creek Fire melted the aluminum rims on a car near the destroyed Oregon Department of Forestry, North Cascade District Office in Lyons, Ore., Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (Rob Schumacher/Statesman-Journal via AP, Pool) (Rob Schumacher/AP)
Wildfires FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2020, file photo Patricia Fouts, 73, sits with her dog Murphy and other evacuated residents of a senior living home in an evacuation center at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem, Ore. More than half a million people have been forced to flee their homes as destructive wildfires sweep across the western U.S., and experts say that could lead to historic numbers of people turning to shelters in the region, all in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File) (Andrew Selsky/AP)
Wildfires The Oak Park Motel was destroyed by the flames of the Beachie Creek Fire east of Salem, Ore., Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (Rob Schumacher/Statesman-Journal via AP, Pool) (Rob Schumacher/AP)
Wildfires Beth Deleo holds her dog as Ben Quaempts loads donated items into their van at the Milwaukie-Portland Elks Lodge, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in Oak Grove, Ore. The two have been living in their van for the past several days after evacuating from Molalla, Oregon, which was threatened by the Riverside Fire. (AP Photo/John Locher) (John Locher/AP)
Wildfires George Coble carries a bucket of water to put out a tree still smoldering on his property destroyed by a wildfire Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in Mill City, Ore. (AP Photo/John Locher) (John Locher/AP)
Wildfires Flames from the Beachie Creek Fire burned through Fishermen's Bend Recreation Site in Mill City, Ore., Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (Rob Schumacher/Statesman-Journal via AP, Pool) (Rob Schumacher/AP)
Wildfires Flames from the Beachie Creek Fire melted the aluminum rims on a car near the destroyed Oregon Department of Forestry, North Cascade District Office in Lyons, Ore., Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (Rob Schumacher/Statesman-Journal via AP, Pool) (Rob Schumacher/AP)
Wildfires A chicken wanders through charred remains from the Beachie Creek Fire near the destroyed Oregon Department of Forestry, North Cascade District Office in Lyons, Ore., Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (Rob Schumacher/Statesman-Journal via AP, Pool) (Rob Schumacher/AP)
Wildfires Bransen Faulhaber, 7, lassoes Kole Michael Jones at an evacuation center for the Riverside Fire at the Clackamas County Fairgrounds, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in Canby, Ore. The two are staying in RVs with their families after evacuating their homes due to the fire danger. (AP Photo/John Locher) (John Locher/AP)
Wildfires Erik Tucker pours water on a smoldering stump in an area around his home burned by the Beachie Creek Fire, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in Lyons, Ore. Tucker lost a shed but his home was intact. (AP Photo/John Locher) (John Locher/AP)
Wildfires This photo shows remnants of several homes that were destroyed by the Beachie Creek Fire east of Salem, Ore., Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (Rob Schumacher/Statesman-Journal via AP, Pool) (Rob Schumacher/AP)
Wildfires Local residents prepare to help cut a fire line to protect from the Riverside Fire, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, near Molalla, Ore. (AP Photo/John Locher) (John Locher/AP)
Wildfires Flames from the Beachie Creek Fire destroyed the Oregon Department of Forestry, North Cascade District Office in Lyons, Ore., Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (Rob Schumacher/Statesman-Journal via AP, Pool) (Rob Schumacher/AP)
Wildfires Susan Smith, left, gets help putting on a KN95 mask from Debbie Stringer, right, at the evacuation center set up at the Jackson County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020 in Central Point, Ore. Susan lost her home to the destructive wildfires devastating the region. (AP Photo/Paula Bronstein) (Paula Bronstein/AP)
Wildfires Kristopher Smith holds his dog Tripp outside his tent at an evacuation center at the Milwaukie-Portland Elks Lodge, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, in Oak Grove, Ore. Smith evacuated from Molalla, Oregon which was threatened by the Riverside Fire. (AP Photo/John Locher) (John Locher/AP)
Wildfires Flames from the Beachie Creek Fire destroyed the Oregon Department of Forestry, North Cascade District Office in Lyons, Ore., Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (Rob Schumacher/Statesman-Journal via AP, Pool) (Rob Schumacher/AP)
Wildfires A camp host at Fishermen's Bend Recreation Site recovered his charred name plaque after flames from the Beachie Creek Fire destroyed his cabin east of Salem, Ore., Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (Rob Schumacher/Statesman-Journal via AP, Pool) (Rob Schumacher/AP)
