“Weather’s really against us,” said Section Chief John Flannigan per CNN.Most fire containment efforts across the country are facing similar challenges. “The scope and scale of the Bootleg Fire will require a season-ending weather event such as a significant storm that is either widespread wetting rain or snow, which in southern Oregon typically occurs in the late fall,” said fire spokesperson Katy O’Hara to CNN.Įfforts to contain the fire have been complicated by triple-digit temperatures, erratic and ongoing winds, drought conditions, “fire clouds” with “ dry lightning” and limited resources, reported the AP.… and that includes a fire tornadoįirefighters have made some progress containing the Western flank of the Bootleg Fire, but the southern and eastern flanks of the wildfire are continuing to grow dangerously, reported The Independent. “This fire is large and moving so fast, every day it progresses 4 to 5 miles,” said Incident Commander Joe Hassel per The Independent. The fire is larger than Phoenix, Arizona, (516 square miles) and almost the size of Houston, Texas, (600 square miles), according to data from World Population Review.The wildfire is now larger than Los Angeles, reported CNN.The Bootleg Fire is almost twice the size of New York City, reported The Independent.The fire has burned more than 67 homes and 100 other buildings - while threatening more than 5,000 more buildings. The Bootleg Fire is now burning more than 303,000 acres of land or more than 576 square miles, per the AP. Thousands more have been notified to prepare for evacuation at any possible moment as the fire continues to grow.
More than 2,000 people - mostly those living in rural areas - have already evacuated the area, per the AP. The wildfire is burning in the Fremont-Winema National Forest near the Oregon-California border and has interrupted electricity delivery to California, reported the Deseret News.The Bootleg Fire is only 25% contained, officials said Monday, per CNN.right now and the largest fire in Oregon’s modern history. The fire is the largest active fire in the U.S. Oregon’s Bootleg Fire has been burning since July 6 - almost two weeks - with no end in sight, reported CNN.
What’s going on with Oregon’s Bootleg wildfire?
Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate with thousands more on standby for possible evacuation orders, reported The Independent.
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