Bootleg Fire on Chiloquin Ranger district triples in size, burning 11,000 acres US Forest Service Bootleg Fire on Fremont Winema National Forest grew fast in Wednesday's hot, windy weather CHILOQUIN, Ore. – The fiercely active Bootleg Fire more than tripled in size to 11,000 acres Wednesday on the Chiloquin Ranger District of the Fremont-Winema National Forest, burning on Fuego Mountain, about 11 miles northeast of the town of Sprague River. The fire is now estimated to be 11,000 acres with no containment, officials said Wednesday night. It was reported around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday and the cause is under investigation. The fire is burning in steep, rugged terrain, in mixed conifer and lodgepole pine. Fire behavior is extreme and includes running, torching, and spotting. Movement and fire growth Wednesday was observed to be moving mostly to the south and southeast.