https://uploads.disquscdn.c... The pictured fire was North of Mt. Jefferson and East of the Clackamas river drainage. It was allowed to burn unchecked by the USFS for weeks in late August, even after there was a forecast of strong East winds Labor Day. This fire caused all the devastation of the Riverside Fire. The fire didn't break out as a result of a windstorm. It was already burning.
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The pictured fire was North of Mt. Jefferson and East of the Clackamas river drainage. It was allowed to burn unchecked by the USFS for weeks in late August, even after there was a forecast of strong East winds Labor Day. This fire caused all the devastation of the Riverside Fire. The fire didn't break out as a result of a windstorm. It was already burning.