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The Conflagration Act authorizes more state resources to help protect Oregon communities from wildfires. Posted: Jul 6, 2021 4:34 PM Posted By: Jamie Parfitt SALEM, Ore. — Governor Kate Brown on Tuesday invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the Jack Fire in Douglas County. The move authorizes more state resources to help protect communities threatened by wildfire. The Jack Fire broke out within the Umpqua National Forest along Highway 138E on Monday evening, and has since grown to at least 900 acres in size. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office issued evacuation orders and warnings o...

Evacuations called due to 1,500-acre fire east of Roseburg; new 3,000-acre fire on Fremont-Winema Forest U.S. Forest Service InciWeb Smoke plume visible late Monday from the Jack Creek Fire on the Umpqua National Forest (Update: Jack Fire now 1,500 acres; new Bootleg Fire on Fremont-Winema National Forest near Sprague River) ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — Authorities issued mandatory evacuations Tuesday due to a 1,500-acre wildfire east of Roseburg, while a new fire on the Fremont-Winema National Forest quickly grew to 3,000 acres. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office said on Facebook shortly after n...

Jack Fire in Douglas County grows to 1,500 acres The Jack Fire is located near Steamboat, about 30 miles east of Glide along Diamond Lake Highway. Posted: Jul 6, 2021 11:47 AM Updated: Jul 6, 2021 9:34 PM Posted By: Jamie Parfitt STEAMBOAT, Ore. — UPDATE: The Jack Fire is now reported to be 1,500 as of Tuesday evening in eastern Douglas County. Fire officials said an inversion slowed fire activity during the day, but when it lifted around 3 p.m., flames began to spread fast. Firefighters were told to disengage from directly creating lines on the fire and are now working to make a large co...

Gov. Brown invokes Emergency Conflagration Act for Jack Fire A Level 3 evacuation notice was ordered earlier on Tuesday for residents near the Eagle Rock Campground, meaning residents were asked to leave immediately. Posted: Jul 6, 2021 4:17 PM Posted By: Chelsea Hunt IDLEYLD, Ore. -- Gov. Kate Brown is invoking the Emergency Conflagration Act for a wildfire in Douglas County that has grown to 900 acres. Brown said the Jack Fire broke out Monday evening near the community of Dry Creek. Highway 138 is temporarily closed. Resources from around Oregon will be arriving soon to assist with fi...

Jack Fire burning in the Chiricahuas southwest of Portal A map of the Jack Fire as of 6 p.m. Thursday, April 22, 2021. The fire is burning in the Chiricahuas southwest of Portal, Ariz. (Source: Coronado National Forest via Facebook) By KOLD News 13 Staff | April 22, 2021 at 3:46 PM MST - Updated April 22 at 6:03 PM PORTAL, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - A new wildfire is burning in eastern Arizona just a few miles south of Portal. The Jack Fire has burned 2,000 acres as of 6 p.m. Thursday, April 22, 2021, with 10 percent containment since it sparked in the Chiricahuas on Wednesday, April 21, a...