12 destructive hours of wildfire exposed Oregon's resource crisis

Oregon’s Almeda Fire started as a brush fire on the morning of Sept. 8 and quickly became an urban fire. Strong winds from the east pushed the flames into the cities of Talent and Phoenix, destroying 3,000 structures. The small force of firefighters from the Rogue Valley quickly engaged the blaze, but in a state where more than 10 large fires were already burning, they were on their own. Read more: https://wapo.st/34czjAz. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK Follow us: Twitter:   / washingtonpost   Instagram:   / washingtonpost   Facebook:   / washingtonpost