More than 2,300 firefighters are battling the Bootleg Fire that has ravaged the southern part of Oregon for over two weeks. The blaze, which started on July 6, 2021, has spread over 395,000 acres ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Bootleg Fire is one of the largest fires in modern Oregon history. The largest wildfire in the U.S. burning in southeast Oregon expanded to an area more than 100 ...

Restoration efforts on 500,000 acres of Fremont-Winema National Forest lands that were devastated by the Bootleg and Cougar ...

Katie Sauerbrey/The Nature Conservancy (With Permission) Since it started on July 6, 2021, the Bootleg Fire has been characterized by its size and speed. Miles of forest land has burned each day ...

One of the largest such fires burning now is the Snake River Complex fire, which has consumed 102,866 acres on the Oregon-Idaho border. 5 A firefighting tanker makes a retardant drop over the ...

The Game Hog Creek Fire burning in the Tillamook State Forest. July 2021. (ODF) Fire crews responded after 7 p.m. on Tuesday, consisting of approximately 100 personnel from Oregon Department of ...

At the edge of the Bootleg Fire, firefighters outnumber residents in remote forest towns. It has burned for weeks, fed by winds, a tinderbox of undergrowth and erratic fire behavior.

— Oregon OSFM (@OSFM) July 9, 2021. Elsewhere in Southern Oregon, the Jack Fire east of Roseburg was burning about 14 square miles. Forest Service campgrounds were also under mandatory ...

Bruler Fire Update for Wednesday, July 14, 2021 Sweet Home, Ore. – Yesterday, firefighters took advantage of mild weather to make significant progress on the Bruler fire.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Oregon’s forest-dependent businesses and industries suffered an estimated $5.9 billion in economic losses as a result of the Labor Day wildfires that one year ago burned ...

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