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Firefighters are making progress building containment lines around the Hat Rock Fire.

Firefighters are making progress building containment lines around the Hat Rock Fire.

Bootleg Fire resources hold steady as firefighters rotate out and demobilize Fire officials emphasize that although some groups of firefighters are moving on, the number of personnel is holding steady. Author: Galen Ettlin Updated: 3:23 PM PDT July 26, 2021 KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — As some Portland-area firefighters return from battling the Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon, fire managers say firefighting resources are not decreasing. Over the weekend, the Multnoma...

Ray Dandeneau Originally published on July 11, 2021 6:19 pm An intensifying Southern Oregon wildfire is disrupting power transmission to California and the Southwest, precisely when it’s most desperately need to keep people cool in the midst of a heat wave. The Bootleg Fire blew up to nearly 144,000 acres, racing through the Fremont-Winema National Forest’s heavy timber made more flammable by drought conditions. It forced level 2 and level 3 evacuation orders for residents northeast of ...

Fire crews busy battling large wildfires in Oregon Heading into the Fourth of July holiday weekend, firefighters are hoping people arent careless because theyve got enough on their hands. Author: Christine Pitawanich Updated: 9:07 PM PDT July 1, 2021 DUFUR, Ore. — Crews are working to contain a fire east of Dufur called the Wrentham Market Fire. As of Thursday, it has burned about 10,000 acres and crews have it 38% contained.  Those firefighters are dealing wi...