The vast majority of Oregon was at high or extreme wildfire risk heading into the year’s hottest month as the state nears a modern record for the most acres burned in a season. The National Interagency Fire Center classified every part of Oregon, except the northwest, at elevated risk for wildfire in August and September in its latest forecast. State climatologist Larry O’Neill said the only part of Oregon at normal fire danger was the Coast Range and Oregon Coast. “That’s the one part of the state that’s close to normal, but besides that, we’re basically holding on for dear life everywhere else in Oregon,” he said. “We’re not really expecting any significant rain until about mid-September, so the hope is that things just stay stable.” By stable, O’Neill said he was hoping for no more significant lightning storms that bring new fires, no major human-caused fires and especially no east winds.