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Wildfires Grow, Prompting Road Closures And Smoke Advisories In Southern, Central Oregon

/ The Jack Fire outside Roseburg fills the air with smoke at North Umpqua Highway. It s one of two fires that, together, have prompted air quality advisories for Klamath and Lake counties and parts of Douglas and Jackson counties. A wildfire in south-central Oregon is growing quickly and degrading air quality in dry, hot and windy conditions. The Bootleg Fire in Klamath County started Tuesday. As of this Friday morning it, it had grown to almost 39,000 acres. Air quality advisories are in effect for a large swathe of South and Central Oregon as two large wildfires in the region burn through forests, forcing road closures and prompting evacuation orders in some rural communities.

Wildfires grow, prompting road closures and smoke advisories in Southern, Central Oregon

Highway 138E to remain closed through the weekend because of the raging Jack Fire

Highway 138E to remain closed through the weekend because of the raging Jack Fire Oregon 138 East between Steamboat and Lemolo Lake junction will remain closed at least into this weekend due to the Jack wildfire next to the roadway. Posted: Jul 8, 2021 12:49 PM Updated: Jul 8, 2021 5:46 PM Posted By: Garrett Watts STEAMBOAT, Ore.  A 14-mile stretch of North Umpqua Highway is closed between Steamboat Creek Road and Slide Creek (mileposts 41-55) due to the Jack Fire burning in Douglas County. The fire began Monday afternoon, July 5. The cause is still under investigation. The fire is burning along the steep highway corridor, destroying guardrail and signs, and causing rocks and flaming debris to fall onto the roadway. Oregon 138 East between Steamboat and Lemolo Lake junction is expected to remain closed at least through the weekend.

Bootleg Fire races across nearly 17,000 acres; Jack Fire keeps Hwy. 138 closed

Evacuations ordered due to wildfire east of Roseburg; Gov. Brown invokes Conflagration Act

Evacuations called due to 1,500-acre fire east of Roseburg; new 3,000-acre fire on Fremont-Winema Forest U.S. Forest Service InciWeb Smoke plume visible late Monday from the Jack Creek Fire on the Umpqua National Forest (Update: Jack Fire now 1,500 acres; new Bootleg Fire on Fremont-Winema National Forest near Sprague River) ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) Authorities issued mandatory evacuations Tuesday due to a 1,500-acre wildfire east of Roseburg, while a new fire on the Fremont-Winema National Forest quickly grew to 3,000 acres. The Douglas County Sheriff s Office said on Facebook shortly after noon that people in homes, recreation areas and businesses on Oregon Highway 138 between mile marker 43 east to Eagle Rock Campground should leave the area immediately.