Thousands have been impacted by the historic flames as a hot and dry summer has led to a devastating wildfire season.
In Oregon, more than 1 million acres are burning, and two small towns near the California border have been wiped out.
Officials in both states have warned about dangerously unhealthy air quality due to the smoke from the fire. At least 10% of emergency room visits in Oregon are for asthma-like symptoms, said Gabriela Goldfarb, section manager of Environmental Public Health at the Oregon Health Authority.
Here's a look at 13 photos of the smoke and devastation in Oregon:
The Oak Park Motel was destroyed by the flames of the Beachie Creek Fire east of Salem, Oregon.
Larry Weyand (L) hugs Darwin Seim in front of Weyand's burned mobile home at the Clackamas River RV Park on September 14, 2020 in Estacada, Oregon.
A man crosses a street in downtown Portland, Oregon as wildfires continue to burn in many parts of the state, September 14, 2020. Smoke from wildfires and fog are blanketing the city.
A neighborhood destroyed by wildfire is seen on September 13, 2020 in Talent, Oregon. Hundreds of homes in Talent and nearby towns have been lost.
This NASA photo obtained September 13, 2020 shows what NASA's Aqua satellite captured in this image of a huge number of wildfires that have broken out in Oregon, some beginning in August, but the majority started after an unprecedented and historically rare windstorm that swept through the Cascade foothills in the afternoon of September 7 through the morning of September 8, 2020.
Flames from the Beachie Creek Fire burned through Fishermen's Bend Recreation Site east of Salem, Oregon. The wildfire caused the evacuation of 40,000 residents.
A firefighter surveys a field near the Riverside Fire on September 13, 2020 in Glen Avon, Oregon.
Local residents Wyatt Dunn, 13, and James May, 14, help to put out hotspots on a neighbor's property, in Molalla, Oregon on September 13, 2020 which has been evacuated due to the Riverside Fire.
Residents collect belongings from a housing structure saved by fire retardant in a neighborhood largely destroyed by wildfire on September 13, 2020 in Talent, Oregon.
A burnt car sits in a neighborhood destroyed by wildfire on September 13, 2020 in Talent, Oregon.
Spot fires smolder in a field on September 14, 2020 in Estacada, Oregon.
A fire warning sign is seen through the smoke in Sandy, Oregon, on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020.
A man walks along the banks of the Williamette River in downtown Portland, Oregon, on September 14, 2020.
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