Update: Got a call from Michelle, speaking for J (since it was shabbat)...

Fire on Powell Butte.

!!!!!!!!

Well, then, maybe that's what the helicopter was for. Haven't smelled smoke, or seen flames. M said there was talk of evacuation, but that it's under control now (?). Gonna have to check this out soon, to see what parts of my precious park got scorched. Gah!