“Weather’s really against us. It’s going to be hot, it’s going to be dry, and air’s going to be unstable, which helps the heat raise faster, which brings in more air — all things that are negative for firefighters and positive for fire,” John Flannigan, an operations section chief with the Oregon Department of Forestry, said in a Sunday briefing. “So it’s going to be a real battle today.”

Source: Washington Post July 19, 2021 19:29 UTC