WILDFIRES CAUSE DEATHS, PROMPT EVACUATIONS (4amET)
--TEASE--\nHOT, DRY, AND WINDY WEATHER IN THE WEST HAS HELPED SPREAD WILDFIRES IN OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.\nTWO OF THE LARGEST FIRES HAVE BOTH TURNED DEADLY.\nANDREW SPENCER HAS THE LATEST, COMING UP.\n --SUPERS--\n:00-:32\nKATU\n\n:07-:11\nDezi Remington\nWasco County, OR\n\n:25-:31\nDezi Remington\nWasco County, OR\n\n:32-:40\nJames Sutton/Instagram\n\n:40-:47\nKATU\n\n:47-01:00\nKOIN\n\n1:00-1:06\nKGPE\n\n1:07-1:11\nKFSN\n\n1:07-1:11\nLisa Benson\nEvacuee\n\n1:11-1:16\nTim Walton\n\n1:16-1:28\nKFSN\n\n1:24-1:28\nJeannette Lozano\nMariposa SPCA\n\n1:34-1:40\nKATU\n\n --LEAD IN--\nHOT, DRY, AND WINDY WEATHER IN THE WEST HAS HELPED SPREAD WILDFIRES IN OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.\nTWO OF THE LARGEST FIRES HAVE BOTH TURNED DEADLY.\nMANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO EVACUATE.\nANDREW SPENCER REPORTS.\n --REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS--\nDEZI REMINGTON HAS SEEN WILDFIRES BEFORE, BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS ONE...\nDezi Remington, Wasco County, OR: "It was... Lines of fire 10-, 15-feet high and just rushing through... It's the fastest fire I've ever seen."\nWASCO COUNTY, OREGON...\nAREAS NORMALLY GREEN WITH SHRUBS AND GRASS ARE NOW SCARRED BY WILDFIRE.\nDezi Remington, Wasco County, OR: "It burned right up to the side of my house. It burned right up to the back of our barn."\n...THE BARN WHERE REMINGTON AND HER HUSBAND GOT MARRIED.\nDezi Remington, Wasco County, OR: "It was extremely emotional. I broke down a little bit. It was so scary, and yet, I was so thankful."\nTHE SUBSTATION WILDFIRE STARTED ON TUESDAY.\nBY WEDNESDAY NIGHT, IT HAD ALREADY BURNED ACROSS MORE THAN 50-THOUSAND ACRES.\nONE PERSON, WHO DEPUTIES SAY WAS LIKELY USING A TRACTOR TO TRY TO CUT A FIRE LINE, WAS CAUGHT BY THE FIRE AND KILLED.\nStefan Myers, Information Officer, OSFM Incident Management: "Strong winds are in the forecast with potential gusts up to 35 miles per hour, so, obviously, we are watching what this weather is doing to the fire and making sure that not only homes and lives are being protected, but also that our firefighters are safe."\nMEANWHILE, THE FERGUSON FIRE BURNING NEAR CALIFORNIA'S YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK CONTINUES TO THREATEN HOMES.\nLisa Benson, Evacuee: "I'm just hoping that it ends soon and no one loses their houses, no one else is injured, and we don't lose anymore of our firefighters."\nEVACUATED FROM HER HOME, JEANNETTE LOZANO HAS BEEN STAYING AT THE OFFICE -- AN ANIMAL SHELTER -- WORKING OVERTIME...\nJeannette Lozano, Mariposa SPCA: "Got our cots out and just stayed here, and then we started getting calls. I was up at one o'clock, three o'clock in the morning, taking in animals."\n...THE PETS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO WERE ALSO FORCED TO EVACUATE.\nI'M ANDREW SPENCER, REPORTING\n -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----\n\n --KEYWORD TAGS--\nCALIFORNIA OREGON WILDFIRES NATURAL DISASTERS\n