As of today, over 360,000 acres of Oregon is on fire. The smoke is terrible in low lying areas like ours with air quality declared Hazardous. Some roads have been closed intermittently and fire restrictions are in place statewide. We missed a closure on I-84 yesterday as a newer fire burns right near the gorge. Our property is quite some ways away from any active fires, but the danger is high as temperatures climb and humidity drops. Possible thunderstorms this week could make this a much more dangerous situation.
A good interactive map to see the fire situation in the west can be found here: Public Raptor (Realtime Planning and Assessment Tool for Oregon.
