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A fire south of Detroit has been mostly contained, allowing for reopening of trails and camping sites south of Detroit.

Oregon wildfires: Bootleg Fire explodes again with three massive smoke plumes Zach Urness, Virginia Barreda, David Davis and Wesley Lapointe, Salem Statesman Journal © U.S. Forest Service Smoke rises over the Bruler Fire. The wildfire is currently burning south of Detroit Lake. Multiple wildfires are burning across Oregon, particularly in the southern and central part of the state.  © U.S. Forest Service The Bootleg Fire is burning in the Fremont-Winema National Forest in southern Oregon. Bootleg Fire explodes again with three massive smoke plumes Updated 4:03 p.m. Wedn...

Oregon wildfires: New La Pine fire brings evacuations, Bootleg Fire roars past 200,000 acres Zach Urness, Virginia Barreda, David Davis and Wesley Lapointe, Salem Statesman Journal © U.S. Forest Service Smoke rises over the Bruler Fire. The wildfire is currently burning south of Detroit Lake. Multiple wildfires are burning across Oregon, particularly in the southern and central part of the state.  © U.S. Forest Service The Bootleg Fire is burning in the Fremont-Winema National Forest in southern Oregon. Jack Fire's growth continues slowly along North Umpqua Updated at 5...

Story updated at 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday, July 13 The Bruler Fire burning south of Detroit grew to 60 acres by Tuesday morning and a new closure is expected to limit recreation access in the area around Marion Forks later today.  Firefighters responded to the newly-ignited blaze on Monday, burning in the Quartzville Corridor on Forest Service Road 11 about eight miles south of Detroit Lake.  Officials say the fire is not currently threatening any communities or structures. The cause of the fire remains under investigation and containment is currently 0%. A Type 2 incident management team w...