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U.S. Forest Service via Inciweb Originally published on July 24, 2021 12:26 pm The Bootleg Fire burning in South Central Oregon is now 42% contained and burning over 400,000 acres. Fire authorities say that progress is being made against the Bootleg Fire, though it still remains the largest blaze in the country, additional mandatory evacuations were ordered Friday evening and less than half of it has been contained. Smoke from the fire has kept temperatures down in the area, reducing fire activity somewhat. But the smoke has also impeded air operations. Firefighters are currently holdin...

Bootleg Fire Incident Command via InciWeb Originally published on July 23, 2021 7:32 am BLY, Ore. (AP) — The nation’s largest wildfire raged through southern Oregon on Friday but crews were scaling back some night operations as hard work and weaker winds helped reduce the spread of flames. Just south of there, wildfires continued to threaten homes in neighboring California. The Bootleg Fire, which has destroyed an area four times the size of Rhode Island, was 40% contained as of Friday morning, after burning some 70 homes, mainly cabins, fire officials said. At least 2,000 homes were...

(The Center Square) – Oregon Gov. Kate Brown offered a warning to Oregonians on Tuesday about the threat of the Bootleg Fire: start thinking about evacuations now. In the two weeks since it was first reported in Klamath County on July 6, the fire has swelled to 388,359 acres according to INCIWEB. It's added an average of 27,714 acres a day and overwhelmed fire crews that have spent the past 10 days retreating from it for their own safety. The Bootleg Fire has destroyed at least 70 homes and 100 buildings, according to local authorities. It's 30% contained, but Brown offered little hope t...

GARY A. WARNER Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon is experiencing August-like fire danger conditions in mid-July, creating the likelihood of a historic fire season for the second year in a row. Nearly 500,000 acres have burned from nearly 1,000 fires this year, said Doug Grafe, chief of fire protection for the Oregon Department of Forestry during a Tuesday press call on current fire conditions. Most fires are caught at under 10 acres, but each has the potential to become a major blaze, fire officials said. Gov. Kate Brown and state fire response officials warned that conditions were ext...

July 20 2021 Governor, officials push for more preparedness as huge fires burn hundreds of acres, COVID variant looms. Oregon is experiencing August-like fire danger conditions in mid-July, creating the likelihood of a historic fire season for the second year in a row. Nearly 500,000 acres have burned from nearly 1,000 fires this year, said Doug Grafe, chief of fire protection for the Oregon Department of Forestry during a Tuesday, July 20, press call on current fire conditions. Most fires are caught at under 10 acres, but each has the potential to become a major blaze, fire officials s...