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States send crews to fight Montana fire by The Associated Press | Today at 3:18 a.m. Fire retardant coats rocks in a field damaged by the Bootleg Fire, Thursday, July 22, 2021, near Bly, Ore. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard) BLY, Ore. -- Out-of-state crews headed to Montana on Saturday to battle a blaze that injured five firefighters as the West struggled with a series of fires that have ravaged rural lands and destroyed homes. Progress was being made on the nation's largest blaze, the Bootleg Fire in Oregon, but additional mandatory evacuations were ordered Friday evening and less than half of it ha...

5 firefighters injured while fighting Montana wildfire Associated Press Share This CNN file photo HELENA, Montana (AP) — Five firefighters were injured when a thunderstorm and swirling winds in central Montana blew a lightning-caused wildfire back on them, federal officials said Friday. The Bureau of Land Management did not release the extent of the firefighters’ injuries or say where they were being treated. They had joined other crews working on the 375-acre (152-hectare) Devil’s Creek fire burning in rough, steep terrain about 36 miles (58 kilometers) northwest of the town of Jordan...

Crews make progress on huge Oregon blaze 'The fire, which was ignited by lightning, had been expanding by up to 4 miles a day, pushed by strong winds and critically dry weather' Author: In this photo provided by the Bootleg Fire Incident Command, the Bootleg Fire burns in the background behind the Sycan Marsh in southern Oregon on Saturday, July 17, 2021. The destructive Bootleg Fire, one of the largest in modern Oregon history, has already burned more than 476 square miles, an area about the size of Los Angeles. (Bootleg Fire Incident Command via AP) 'The fire, which was ignited by lightning...

By Press Association 2021 A small brush fire spreads ahead of a containment line near the Northwest edge of the Bootleg Fire in Oregon Out-of-state crews have headed to Montana to battle a blaze that injured five firefighters as the western US struggled with a series of fires that ravaged rural lands and destroyed homes. Progress was being made on the nation’s largest blaze, the Bootleg Fire in Oregon, but less than half of it had been contained, fire officials said. The growth of the sprawling fire had slowed but thousands of homes re...

Five firefighters injured while fighting Montana wildfire The Associated PressJuly 23, 2021News Mark Jacobsen/Bureau of Land Management via APn this photo provided by the Bureau of Land Management, a helicopter works above the Devil's Creek Fire in central Montana on Thursday, July 22, 2021. Five firefighters were injured when a thunderstorm and swirling winds in central Montana blew a lightning-caused wildfire back on them, federal officials said Friday, July 23, 2021. HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Five firefighters were injured when a thunderstorm and swirling winds in central Montana blew a ligh...