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)