Wildfires have scorched more than 1 million acres across 12 states CNN 10 hrs ago By Aya Elamroussi and Joe Sutton, CNN © Nathan Howard/AP Firefighter Garrett Suza, with the Chiloquin Forest Service, mops up a hot spot on the North East side of the Bootleg Fire on Wednesday.
The Oregon National Guard was deployed Wednesday to help fight the massive Bootleg Fire the country s largest wildfire which has already charred more than 220,000 acres.
The fire, which has scorched 227,234 acres in the Fremont-Winema National Forest in the state s southwestern area, began July 6 and was 7% contained as of Thursday.
The state s National Guard was called on to help with road closures and traffic control for areas affected by the fire, said Liz Merah, press secretary for Oregon Gov. Kate Brown.
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