Hawaii Gov. Josh Green delivers remarks as President Joe Biden listens during a visit to an area devastated by wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 21, 2023. (Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images)
A makeshift fire truck puts water on a wildfire, which is part of the Okanogan Complex, as it burns through brush on August 22, 2015 near Omak, Washington. (Stephen Brashear / Getty Images)
A photograph of a wildfire in Eagle Creek, Oregon, taken on September 3 2017. (Dave Alan / Getty Images)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom meets with CalFire officials. (Gov. Gavin Newsom)
An Arvada firefighter walks back to the firetruck as a fast moving wildfire swept through the area in the Centennial Heights neighborhood of Louisville, Colorado on Dec. 30, 2021. (Marc Piscotty / Getty Images)
A helicopter drops fire retardant on the then-16,000-acre French Fire in central California on Aug. 24. (David McNew / Getty Images)
As another devastating fire season rips across the state, city officials want to develop more advanced, early-warning technologies.
Sep 3, 2021
By
Ryan Johnston
The Marquam Bridge over the Willamette River in downtown Portland, obscured by smoke during the Oregon wildfires (Getty Images)
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