Tireless Relief Efforts and First Rainfall May Signal Hope for Oregon Amid Wildfire Crisis

Tireless Relief Efforts and First Rainfall May Signal Hope for Oregon Amid Wildfire Crisis
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Since early September, the West Coast wildfires have consumed over 1 million acres across Oregon state, destroying homes and displacing over 1,100 households in the process. However, as relief efforts persist and the first drops of rainfall descend, some see a sign of hope.

Daniel Henderson, commander of the Salvation Army’s wildfire response in Oregon, told Fox News that crews are making progress. As they had their first drops of rain  on Sept. 15, he said, this is “making us able to feel the hope grow at the evacuation site at Clackamas Town Center in Happy Valley.”