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PulsePoint embed at the bottom ... 9 fires today as of 4pm PT.

Not sure how many is normal though.

A bunch of them are vegetation fires. We are very dry here right now, so any thrown cigarette is a risk. We are supposed to get some rain this weekend.

https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/03/15/data-shows-fires-at-ho...

Portland has issues with homeless...no one can deny this fact. Things are a little better since hard drugs were recriminalized, but the city is far from "fine".

Oh, are the homeless the reason the National Guard was called in? I thought it was for the protests. /s

Yes, Portland has a homeless issue. It has had one since I moved here in 2013 (and probably before then). Covid made it worse but the issue is slowly getting better. But again, homelessness isn't what the President and Kristi Noem are talking about.

It’s wildfire season unfortunately so some fires are expected

Wildfires don't usually happen downtown...which is what this website seems to be tracking. At least from this 2023 article the number of fires related to the homeless camps is pretty consistent and only the % drops during the summer months.

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I wouldn’t call them wildfires when they’re downtown either. Wildfire season just means it’s hot and dry so fires start easier everywhere

Yep, everything is dry, including the 5,200 park that sits less than a mile from downtown (Forest Park).

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