After a tumultuous and frightening week of catastrophic wildfires, Oregonians finally have a chance to breathe — literally and figuratively. But for thousands of families, here is no home to go back to. On this episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, Jamie Goldberg and Samantha Swindler talk about their experiences covering the Riverside fire, which raced through Clackamas County and led to widespread evacuations In the state’s third most populous county.

In the second half of the show, hear directly from people affected by the fires.

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