Portland, ore.Who?) – As flat fire burns through Central Oregon, an actor is known for his role on “The Office” Concern on climate change Increasing wildfire activity as he and his family are one of the thousands.
Flat fire For the first time on 21 August, Billy was burning in about 3,300 acres, about three miles west of the Lake Lake. The next day, Oregon village Tina Kotake (D) called Emergency crisis act To send more resources to fight the explosion.
As Wednesday, 16 structures are destroyed At least two more have been damaged by flat fire. Fire is expected to cover About 23,000 acres and only 7 percent liesAccording to Oregon Fire Marshall’s office. The extensive withdrawal remains under the effect.
Those who have vacated are actor Rain Wilson, who is famous for his role as Sutom “The Office” and his family as Dwite Shrut.
“Here’s a fun fact,” Wilson said Instagram video Posted earlier this week. “I have just come with my wife, Holiday Rainhorn, and family -a withdrawal from our Oregon Mountain cabin.”
Rain Wilson Fan Expo speaks on stage in Rosmont, Illinois on August 16, 2025 during Chicago 2025. (Photo by Daniel Bokojarsky/Getty Image)
Wilson said that this is the fourth time since 2019 when he and his family had to vacate it due to wildfire.
“As you know, we had taken out last year, we lost about half of our house in the fire through the Los Angeles area at the end of last year. So, we are living at a friend’s house and I am starting to take it personally,” the actor said jokingly. “But I know that this is not a personal case, it is actually a science matter.”
“Now, let’s talk a little science. Now, I am a dumb actor, okay? So, see it. Google,” he continued. Wilson said, “In the last 1,200 years in the Western states, the last 25 records have been the most drought.” Los angeles time“And these fire parts are the occurrence of the extreme weather caused by man -made climate change due to going over and down the West Coast.”
As NASAEarth’s warming is climate Wildfire activity fuelEspecially in northern and temperate forests. A 2024 study published in Nature It has been determined that, worldwide, extreme wildfire activity has exceeded double.
The agency said, “NASA’s Terra and Aqua satellites discovered the active wildfire twice each day.” “Scientists studied this data over a period of 21 years and found that extreme wildfire has become more intense and larger.”
It states, “The biggest growth in extreme fire behavior was in the temperate conical forests of western America and the borial forests of North North America and Russia.”
Although it is not uncommon for the weather to vary, NASA continues, the main cause of an increase in “fire season” is human-causing climate change.
For Wilson, it has been “difficult and loud” passing through four forest fire. He used his Monday post to call for a limit on carbon dioxide emissions to reduce the effects of climate change.
The actor said in the video, “No matter where I go to the West Coast, destroying the land and it really makes me sad for our forests.” “So, for the sake of God, for the sake of the planet, let’s do something for our great, great grandson and simply limit the co2 and other heat-trapped gases and plant trees and make clean air.”
The cause of flat fire burning in Oregon has not been determined.
