Red flag warnings are expected to remain in effect through Thursday evening across much of Southern Oregon and Northern California as hot, dry conditions increase the risk of wildfires.Even as fires burn across Oregon and Washington, the Oregon Department of Forestry says firefighting resources remain available locally.

Heat advisories will be in place for most of western Oregon and far Northern California this week, just as wildfire smoke blows in west of the Cascades, the National Weather Service says.

‘Oregon asks for the Utah clock,’ Gov. Tina Kotek wrote in a letter for immediate and robust aid to Oregon farmers and ranchers hit by wildfires.

Oregon has already seen more acres burn in 2026 than in all of 2025, and fire officials warn there’s still a lot of wildfire season to get through. This story will be updated with the latest on large wildfires burning across the state Wednesday.

A fast-moving blaze near Yosemite is testing California’s quiet fire season as new research shows heat waves drive nearly half of summer wildfire acreage.

The Bench Fire is one of several burning through Central Oregon, as hot and dry conditions continue to challenge fire crews.

California’s wildfires are destroying forests faster than the state can replant them, and federal cuts are making the gap worse. One expert says the crisis is barely known — even though it could reshape half the state’s forests by 2071.

More than 1,000 people in Oregon have been evacuated from their homes because of wildfires.

Oregon's limited firefighting resources are assigned based on risk to lives and property, with crews shifting as new fires emerge across the state.

Wildfires in Oregon were burning more than 200,000 acres Sunday as crews were stretched to their limits working to contain them.

Red flag warnings stretch from the Columbia Basin to southern Oregon this weekend.

Officials recommend wearing N95 masks, monitoring air quality and using cleaner indoor spaces as smoky conditions continue across the region.