With more than 30 active wildfires burning throughout Oregon, the state is looking at resources to help residents as it continues to experience extreme weather conditions.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act on Tuesday, which will allow the state fire marshal to mobilize resources to help battle major fires burning in Oregon — Beachie Creek, Lionshead, Holiday Farm and Almeda Fires.
"We knew that Oregon was facing extreme fire danger due to unseasonably hot, dry temperatures," Brown said Tuesday. "Unfortunately we now find ourselves in the middle of a 72-hour window of an extreme fire event consisting of several significant and growing fires across the state."
Brown added that these weather conditions, which include high east winds, a brewing cold front and dry conditions, are a "once-in-a-generation" event.
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Here's how you can do your part in helping combat Oregon's wildfires:
American Red Cross: Donations and volunteers needed
American Red Cross volunteers are helping those evacuated from Oregon wildfires at different evacuation points throughout the state. The extra support is always welcome, the Red Cross said on Facebook. Those who are interested in volunteering should visit redcross.org/volunteer for more information.
There are also six blood banks throughout Oregon accepting donations.
The Red Cross is also accepting donations for wildfire relief on its website.
For more information on how to help out locally, here are three Oregon-based Red Cross chapters:
- Central and Eastern Oregon Chapter
- Southwest Oregon Chapter
- Northwest Oregon Chapter
Donate to the KGW Northwest Response Fund
The American Red Cross has teamed up with KGW and KING-TV in Seattle to form the Northwest Response Fund, dedicated to helping those affected by the wildfires raging in Oregon and Washington.
Donations will go toward 2020 wildfire relief wherever it is needed. Nearly $20,000 has been raised as of Wednesday morning.
Contribute to Keep Oregon Green
Keep Oregon Green is an association dedicated to wildfire education and awareness.
Donations to Keep Oregon Green will go toward awareness, education and action — a $1,500 contribution becomes $3,000 worth of outreach, the organization said.
One hundred percent of the money donated to Keep Oregon Green goes directly to educating the public; state dollars take care of operating costs.
Fire map: Oregon fire map traces current fires burning across state, nearby states in real-time
Daniella Medina is a digital producer for the USA TODAY Network. You can reach her at dmedina@gannett.com or on Twitter @danimedinanews.
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