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Oregon utilities shut power amid high dry winds, fire danger

FILE - Homes leveled by the Almeda Fire are seen at Bear Lake Estates in Phoenix, Ore., on Sept. 15, 2020. Oregon utilities began shutting down power to thousands of customers on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, as dry easterly winds swept into the region, raising the risk of wildfire danger. Portland General Electric halted power in the Columbia River Gorge and around Mount Hood and a second power company was poised to do the same Friday. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

FILE - Smoke plumes from the Bootleg Fire rise over power lines on July 12, 2021, near Klamath Falls, Ore. Oregon utilities began shutting down power to thousands of customers on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, as dry easterly winds swept into the region, raising the risk of wildfire danger. Portland General Electric halted power in the Columbia River Gorge and around Mount Hood and a second power company was poised to do the same Friday. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard, File)

FILE - Workers continue to repair the power system after flames from the Beachie Creek Fire burned through Fishermen's Bend Recreation in Mill City, Ore., on Sept. 13, 2020. Oregon utilities began shutting down power to thousands of customers on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, as dry easterly winds swept into the region, raising the risk of wildfire danger. Portland General Electric halted power in the Columbia River Gorge and around Mount Hood and a second power company was poised to do the same Friday. (Rob Schumacher/Statesman-Journal via AP, Pool)

Oregon utilities shut power amid high dry winds, fire danger