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Evacuations expand in Lake County as 227,000-acre Bootleg Fire spreads erratically InciWeb Towering smoke column from the fast-growing Bootleg Fire PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — More Lake County residents living along the eastern edge of Southern Oregons Bootleg Fire were told to evacuate Thursday as the inferno once more began spreading rapidly and erratically in hot afternoon winds and a nearby, smaller fire gained a foothold. The more than 227,000-acre Bootleg Fire, the largest wildfire currently ...

1 of 19 Dee McCarley hugs her cat Bunny, whom she took with her while evacuating from the Bootleg Fire, while at a Red Cross center on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 in Klamath Falls, Ore. Nathan Howard - freelancer, FR171771 AP Smoke fills the air near the Bootleg Fire, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, near Sprague River, Ore. Nathan Howard - freelancer, FR171771 AP Operations Section Chief Bert Thayer examines a map of the Bootleg Fire, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in Chiloquin, Ore. Nath...

GILLIAN FLACCUS and ADAM BEAM, Associated Press View Comments PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — More people living along the eastern edge of an Oregon wildfire were told to evacuate late Thursday as the inferno once more began spreading rapidly and erratically in hot afternoon winds and a nearby, smaller fire gained a foothold. The Bootleg Fire, the largest wildfire currently burning in the U.S., has now torched an area larger than New York City and has stymied firefighters with erratic winds and extreme...

Blaze erupts near Paradise "> Beverly Houdyshell, 79, whos home burned down, sits at her granddaughters house in Doyle, Calif. on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Houdyshell, said Tuesday that shes too old and too poor to rebuild and isnt sure what her future holds. "What chance do I have to build another house, to have another home?" Houdyshell said. "No chance at all." Damage was still being tallied in the rural community of Doyle, Calif., where flames swept in during the weekend and destroyed several...

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office issued the following evacuation levels effective July 15: Zone 3 (Go Now) From county line running northeast along FS Rd 34 to Dairy Creek, north to Dead Horse and Campbell Lakes, northwest to Bald Butte, to Government Harvey Pass, along Winter Rim to Fremont Point Cabin, west to the westside of Booth Ridge, south on county line to FS Road 34. Zone 2 (Get Set) From county line near Mitchell Monument south to Hwy 140, running along Hwy 140 east to Quartz Mounta...

Erratic Oregon wildfire keeps exploding, confounding crews GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 18 1of18In this photo provided by the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshall, flames and smoke rise from the Bootleg fire in southern Oregon on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. The largest fire in the U.S. on Wednesday was burning in southern Oregon, to the northeast of the wildfire that ravaged a tribal community less than a year ago. The lightning-caused Bootleg fire was encro...

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...

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