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Highway 138E in Douglas County reopens after lengthy Jack Fire closure The Oregon Department of Transportation says that the Jack Fire caused relatively little damage to the highway compared to previous wildfires in the Umpqua National Forest. Posted: Jul 16, 2021 1:07 PM Posted By: Jamie Parfitt STEAMBOAT, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Transportation says that Highway 138E is now open for traffic between Steamboat and Slide Creek after a long closure that started when the Jack Fire began...

Originally published on July 15, 2021 6:55 pm Even as wildfires continued to burn across Oregon on Thursday, wind offered temporary respite to many communities that have been blanketed in the heaviest wildfire smoke. But the U.S. Interagency Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program cautions there could well be more smoke to come, especially in the southern, central and eastern areas of the state. Strong winds overnight Wednesday into Thursday cleared smoke in the Klamath Falls area, which h...

(The Center Square) – California is sending in firefighters to help quell Oregons Bootleg Fire as the blaze inches ever closer to the interstate border. The 247,000-acre fire has grown at a rapid pace since it was reported on July 6. On Friday, INCIWEB showed the fast-moving inferno has grown to 326 square miles or larger than the landmass of San Diego. The wildfire, which became the nations most extensive earlier this week, threatens more than 3,000 homes in Klamath County, where all leve...

Crews make progress containing Jack Fire Containment is now at 20%. Posted: Jul 15, 2021 5:40 PM Updated: Jul 15, 2021 5:50 PM Posted By: KEZI Staff 11 Images DRY CREEK, Ore. – Crews are making progress in containing the Jack Fire in the Dry Creek area. On Thursday, containment grew from 15% to 20% as firefighters have secured the east, west and northwest flanks north of Highway 138. The fire has grown to more than 15,000 acres. South of the highway on the western perimeter, firefighters c...

Oregon wildfires: Bootleg Fire explodes again with three massive smoke plumes Zach Urness, Virginia Barreda, David Davis and Wesley Lapointe, Salem Statesman Journal © U.S. Forest Service Smoke rises over the Bruler Fire. The wildfire is currently burning south of Detroit Lake. Multiple wildfires are burning across Oregon, particularly in the southern and central part of the state.  © U.S. Forest Service The Bootleg Fire is burning in the Fremont-Winema National Forest in...

Crews work to reopen Highway 138E in Douglas County as Jack Fire smolders The Oregon Department of Transportation says that the Jack Fire caused relatively little damage to the highway compared to previous wildfires in the Umpqua National Forest. Posted: Jul 14, 2021 4:41 PM Posted By: Jamie Parfitt STEAMBOAT, Ore. — Crews from the Oregon Department of Transportation hope to reopen Highway 138E by this weekend as the Jack Fire now burns away from the corridor. The agency said that despite t...

Crews working to reopen Highway 138E; evacuation levels downgraded Evacuation levels have been downgraded due to progress being made on the fire. Posted: Jul 14, 2021 6:02 PM Updated: Jul 14, 2021 6:28 PM Posted By: KEZI Staff 11 Images STEAMBOAT, Ore. – Highway 138E has been closed for more than a week due to the Jack Fire in Douglas County, but now crews say the road could be back open by the weekend. Meanwhile, evacuation levels along the Highway 138E area have been downgraded. For the ...

ODOT crews hope to have fire-hit Highway 138E open again by weekend ODOT ODOT crews have been working to clear Highway 138E after wildfire closed it STEAMBOAT, Ore. (KTVZ) - Crews are working to reopen Oregon Highway 138E, affected by the Jack Fire, perhaps by this weekend, the Oregon Department of Transportation said Wednesday. The road has been closed since the afternoon of July 5 between Steamboat and Slide Creek (MP 38-55). The Jack Fire is now burning away from the North Umpqua Highway. It...

A total of 781 people are working the fire. Five aircraft, six dozers and 29 engines are being used in the firefighting efforts. Officials say 243 structures are threatened by the blaze and four people have been injured due to the Jack Fire.  The Jack Fire was reported on July 5 and comes nearly ten months after the Archie Creek Fire last fall.  Related Content

Northwest Interagency Coordination Center Originally published on July 15, 2021 8:53 am The largest wildfire in the U.S. continues to grow and threaten homes in southern Central Oregon. With high temperatures and winds forecast Wednesday, the National Weather Service has issued red-flag warnings for much of Eastern and Central Oregon. The teams that coordinate wildfire response in the Pacific Northwest are now at their highest alert level as agencies seek to share resources and balance compe...