Catching up with Utah's own helping fight wildfires in Oregon Utah firefighters are among thousands working to contain the nation's largest fire burning close to a half-million acres of Oregon forest. and last updated 2021-07-27 19:32:12-04 PAISLEY, Oregon â Utah firefighters are among thousands working to contain the nation's largest fire burning close to a half-million acres of Oregon forest. More than 40 firefighters are positioned near the small community of Paisley on the northeast side of the Bootleg Fire. They left for Utah nine days ago. âItâs a big fire and the weather keeps changing," said Unified Fire's Patrick Costin. "It just goes for miles and miles."