More fires, less damage, and people still cause more fires than lightning.
By Khushboo Rathore
Oregon Journalism Project
Despite early forecasts of a punishing 2025 wildfire season, Oregon escaped relatively unscathed.
–Photo by Oregon Department of Forestry. Original public domain image from Flickr
The season started with an ominous blaze. In just a few days in June, the Rowena Fire, just west…