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Bly, Oregon The largest wildfire in the U.S. torched more dry forest landscape in Oregon on Sunday, one of dozens of major blazes burning across the West as critically dangerous fire weather loomed in the coming days. The destructive Bootleg Fire just north of the California border grew to more than 476 square miles (1,210 square kilometers), an area about the size of Los Angeles. Erratic winds fed the blaze, creating dangerous conditions for firefighters, said John Flannigan, an operations sec...

Oregon wildfire grows, multiple blazes burn across western US Share Updated: 4:08 PM CDT Jul 18, 2021 Oregon wildfire grows, multiple blazes burn across western US Share Updated: 4:08 PM CDT Jul 18, 2021 Hide Transcript The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 4:08 PM CDT Jul 18, 2021 The largest wildfire in the U.S. torched more dry forest landscape in Oregon on Sunday, one of dozens of major blazes burning across the West...

Hot, windy conditions fan dangerous wildfires across Western US Issued on: 19/07/2021 - 03:49 Smouldering trees in the Bootleg Fire on July 17, 2021 near Klamath Falls, Oregon. Firefighters said they were facing conditions more typical of late summer or fall. © US Forest Service/Handout via AFP 5 min The largest wildfire in the U.S. torched more dry forest landscape in Oregon on Sunday, one of dozens of major blazes burning acros...

AP AP The Tamarack Fire burns behind a greenhouse in the Markleeville community of Alpine County, Calif., on Saturday, July 17, 2021. AP A scorched car rests on a roadside as the Tamarack Fire burns in the Markleeville community of Alpine County, Calif., on Saturday, July 17, 2021. AP A scorched car rests on a roadside as the Tamarack Fire burns in the Markleeville community of Alpine County, Calif., on Saturday, July 17, 2021. AP The Tamarack Fire burns behind a greenhouse in the Markleev...

Injured Red Lodge firefighter in serious condition in Utah hospital Wildfire activity explodes across southcentral Montana By: MTN News and last updated 2021-07-17 19:53:27-04 The Red Lodge firefighter injured Friday fighting the Harris Hill fire north of Joliet has been identified as Dan Steffensen, a veteran volunteer who has fought wildfires across the western states, according to Red Lodge Fire Rescue. Steffensen was in a two-person crew with another Red Lodge firefighter, S...

The firefighter injured Friday on the Harris Fire near Joliet has been identified as Dan Steffensen. According to Red Lodge Fire, Dan has been a firefighter with them since 2015. “In 2017 Dan was selected as volunteer “Firefighter of the Year” and works on the fuel mitigation/Initial Attack crew where in the summers he works to reduce hazardous fuels around homes and responds to emerging wildland fires,” Red Lodge Fire said in a release. “He is a nationally qualified wi...

Montana firefighter being treated at U of U hospital after being burned by wildfire Red Lodge Fire Rescue Dan Steffensen, who was injured when flames from a wildfire in Montana suddenly changed direction, burning him and his firefighting crews truck. and last updated 2021-07-18 00:27:07-04 SALT LAKE CITY — A firefighter is being treated at the University of Utah Hospital for burns he suffered while battling a wildfire in Montana. On Friday, Dan Steffensen and Scott Wilson were working to f...