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More ready to evacuate in Oregon as massive Bootleg Fire passes 340,000 acres Keith Allen, Joe Sutton and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Updated at Share This (CNN) — Officials are warning more Oregon residents should prepare to evacuate as the Bootleg Fire scorches more than 340,000 acres, with a national fire official warning it could take a major weather event to subdue the flames. There are currently 80 large wildfires raging in 13 states across the US, burning more than 1.1 million acres, mostly in western states, according to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC). Montana has reporte...

© Getty Images Hundreds of flights were delayed on Monday due to the haze and smoke created by wildfires burning throughout the western U.S. As CNN reports, Denver airport spokesperson Alex Renteria said the delays were caused "by the planes having to be spaced out due to visibility." At least 329 flights going to and from the Colorado airport have been delayed and at least eight have been cancelled. ADVERTISEMENT There are currently 80 wildfires burning throughout 13 states, with more than 1 million acres burning mostly in the western U.S. In Montana, flights at the Bozeman Yellowstone...

More ready to evacuate in Oregon as massive Bootleg Fire passes 340,000 acres CNN 4 hrs ago By Keith Allen, Joe Sutton and Susannah Cullinane, CNN © National Wildfire Coordinating Group/ZUMA Wire The Bootleg fire burns in southeast Oregon on July 12. Officials are warning more Oregon residents should prepare to evacuate as the Bootleg Fire scorches more than 340,000 acres, with a national fire official warning it could take a major weather event to subdue the flames. There are currently 80 large wildfires raging in 13 states across the US, burning more than 1.1 million ac...

(Photo : Getty Images) The States Attains Preparedness Level 5  Wednesday morning, The Oregon National Guard was deployed to aid in the fight against the large Bootleg Fire, which was about 5% contained. The states attained the Preparedness Level 5 also known as PL5, and this implies that places could witness "complex incidents of wildland fire, which can possibly use up national wildland firefighting resources," as per guidance from the National Interagency Fire Center. Just three days after rising it to Preparedness Level 4, the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center publicized the incr...

Number of US wildfires so far in 2021 largest in a decade, fire center data says By Catherine Park Oregon Bootleg fire grows to over 150,000 acres The Bootleg Fire burning in southern Oregon was measured at 153,535 acres and remained zero percent contained late on Monday, July 12, according to officials. (Credit: Bootleg Fire via Storyful) The number of wildfires that have burned in the United States so far in 2021 is the largest in a decade, according to data from the National Interagency Fire Center.  Between Jan. 1 and July 13, 2021, 33,953 wildfires have been recorded — the highest num...