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Due to the high risk most of Oregon is in extreme fire danger, as several fires are already burning, in several regions evacuations have been ordered and power has been shut off to thousands of customers. According to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center, the largest active fire in the state is the Double Creek, which grew by over 41,000 acres overnight, which coordinates wildfire incidents for agencies in Oregon and Washington. The fire officials said on Saturday that the Double Creek Fire, which was caused by lightning, has burned over 147,000 acres in northeastern Oregon since igniting on Aug. 30 and is 15% contained. For the town of Imnaha north to the Snake River and south to Highway 39 evacuations are in effect. In western Oregon another concern is the Cedar Creek Fire, burning in the National Forest east of the community of Oakridge in Lane County. The state fire officials said that over 51,000 acres the lightning-caused fire has so far burned since igniting in early Au...