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Rescuing Animals Out of the Ashes

Behind the scenes with Central Oregon’s Pet Evacuation Team, which cared for dozens of pets from the recent fire zones
by Laurel Brauns

As the recent Oregon megafires ripped through the forests and towns east of the Santiam Pass and along the McKenzie River, some frantic evacuees barely escaped with their lives. Many were unprepared to leave immediately, awakened in the middle of the night by emergency response officials ordering them out. Some didn’t have time to prepare […]

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Oregon is Burning, and the Fires Are Zero Percent Contained

Officials warn Oregonians to be prepped to evacuate—and to be ready for significant loss of life and property in the coming days
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan and Laurel Brauns

Damage from this week’s wildfires across Oregon could be the largest loss of life and property ever seen from fires. So far, the many fires—some which have combined to become one mega-fire—are 0% contained. The cities of Detroit, Vida, Talent and Phoenix have been “substantially destroyed.” Officials have high hopes for tomorrow, when the winds […]

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