>>507075425
It's beyond that. Large portions of the west are in drought again. Sparks or small fires that would normally burn themselves out in the wet vegetation spread more easily.

>>507075789
The 2020 fires were a mix of lightning/natural causes and arsons. The arsons were usually around roads and freeways, though, like the big one near Medford. The ones that began way the fuck out on the slopes of the Cascades were natural in origin. Drought contributed to both.

I was living near Stayton in 2020 and got gassed by thick smoke for a week. Sometimes I wonder if that had permanent health effects.