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A California wildfire exploding through bone-dry timber has prompted Nevada authorities to evacuate a border community as flames leapt on ridgetops of nearby mountains. The Beckwourth Complex — a merging of two lightning-caused fires in northern California — headed into Saturday showing no sign of slowing its rush north east from the Sierra Nevada forest region after doubling in size a few days earlier. The Sugar Fire is part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire (Noah Berger/AP) The fire is one of several threatening homes across western states that are expected to see fierce heat through the w...

Highway 138E to remain closed through the weekend because of the raging Jack Fire Oregon 138 East between Steamboat and Lemolo Lake junction will remain closed at least into this weekend due to the Jack wildfire next to the roadway. Posted: Jul 8, 2021 12:49 PM Updated: Jul 8, 2021 5:46 PM Posted By: Garrett Watts STEAMBOAT, Ore. -- A 14-mile stretch of North Umpqua Highway is closed between Steamboat Creek Road and Slide Creek (mileposts 41-55) due to the Jack Fire burning in Douglas County. The fire began Monday afternoon, July 5. The cause is still under investigation. The fire is burni...

Jack Fire grows to 4,224 acres with no containment The Jack Fire burning in Douglas County has grown to 4,224 acres and firefighters have had no containment success thus far. Posted: Jul 8, 2021 4:53 PM Updated: Jul 8, 2021 5:13 PM Posted By: Garrett Watts STEAMBOAT, Ore. -- The Jack Fire burning in Douglas County, first reported on July 5th, has grown to 4,224 acres on Thursday and the fire is still completely uncontained, according to the latest update from fire officials. The fire is threatening 193 structures.  Fire Crews are working to create containment lines on the fire to keep it ...

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. – The Jack Fire burning in the Umpqua National Forest east of Roseburg now covers 4,224 acres. The fire was first reported on the evening of Monday, July 5 in timberland about 30 miles east of Glide. The Oregon State Fire Marshal said on Thursday, July 8, nearly 200 structures are threatened by the fire as Level 3 and Level 2 evacuation notices remain in effect. For the latest evacuation zones, visit https://bit.ly/3hKY9gq The day before the latest report, the fire spotted across the Umpqua River and into the scar of the 2002 Apple Fire. The fire’s growth is expected ...

Jack Fire grows to more than 4,000 acres Containment remains at 0% for the fire, which is threatening the Dry Creek community. Posted: Jul 8, 2021 1:04 PM Updated: Jul 8, 2021 8:49 PM Posted By: Chelsea Hunt 5 Images IDLEYLD PARK, Ore. -- The Jack Fire east of Glide has grown to 4,224 acres as of Wednesday, fire officials said on Thursday. Containment remains at 0% for the fire, which county officials announced on Wednesday is posing and imminent threat to the Dry Creek community. MORE INFO Crews are working to create containment lines and defensible space, and additional resources are com...