Oregon's Bootleg Fire spreads eastward as crews prepare communities
View Comments Just two weeks after sparking, The Bootleg fire has exploded to nearly 400,000 acres, accounting for the vast majority of Oregon forest burnt thus far in 2021. Containment has increased to an estimated 30%. Not only is the blaze the nation’s largest fire, but Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said in a press conference today that it’s also “the fourth largest fire to burn in Oregon since 1900.” The Bootleg Fire remains most active in the east, where flames jumped Forest Road 28 on Monday, and is now spreading toward Summer Lake. In the governor’s press briefing Tuesday, Doug Graf...