Bootleg Fire prompts evacuation orders as it spreads unchecked
Officials said that the fire crossed the Sycan River and has reached the West Spodue project area within the Bly Ranger District.
Posted: Jul 8, 2021 4:33 PM
Updated: Jul 8, 2021 5:54 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
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CHILOQUIN, Ore. — Fire and law enforcement officials have issued further evacuations — including a Level 3 evacuation order — for the Bootleg Fire as it spreads to the south and east, toward inhabited areas to the north of Beatty.
The upper Tableland area has been placed on a Level 3 "GO" evacuation order, and officials say that they are working to get people out.