At least 850 personnel are fighting the Burdoin Fire and some national forest lands in the Columbia River Gorge are now closed.

The Cram fire burning in central Oregon is the largest wildfire in the nation as the Pacific Northwest sees an active start to the fire season. Why it matters: Thousands of acres have already been scorched and dozens of homes destroyed.

The Cram Fire, burning northeast of Madras, grew more contained throughout Sunday, seemingly hindering the fire before reaching megafire status.