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September 26, 2014

N.W. leads nation in wildfires in 2014

PORTLAND (AP) — The Northwest led the nation in wildfires this year.

Citing federal statistics, The Oregonian reports (http://bit.ly/1usIoxK ) Thursday that the number of wildfires in Oregon and Washington is down — 3,270 — but the area burned is higher than any other region of the country — a total of nearly 1.3 million acres.


 
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