massive wildfires in Oregon, California and Washington state are constantly on the verge of exhaustion as they try to save suburban houses, including some in their own neighborhoods.
Each home or barn lost is a mental blow for teams trained to protect lives and property.And their own safety is never assured.
Oregon firefighter Steve McAdoo’s shift on Sept. 7 seemed mostly normal, until late evening, when the team went to a fire along a highway south of Portland. ‘Fresher air is on the way’: U.S.
wildfire smoke over B.C. to clear this weekend “Within 10 minutes of being there, it advanced too fast and so quick … we had to cut and run,” he said. “You can’t breathe, you can’t see.”That happened again and again as he and the rest of the crew.