(The Center Square) â California is sending in firefighters to help quell Oregon s Bootleg Fire as the blaze inches ever closer to the interstate border.
The 247,000-acre fire has grown at a rapid pace since it was reported on July 6. On Friday, INCIWEB showed the fast-moving inferno has grown to 326 square miles or larger than the landmass of San Diego. The wildfire, which became the nation s most extensive earlier this week, threatens more than 3,000 homes in Klamath County, where all levels of evacuation notices are in place. It is 7% contained.
On Friday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state is sending in eight fire teams and 40 fire engines to help keep the fire at bay. The action was part of a mutual aid agreement between the two states and answers a request for help from Oregon Gov. Kate Brown. Oregon hasÂ
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(The Center Square) â California is sending in firefighters to help quell Oregon s Bootleg Fire as the blaze inches ever closer to the interstate border.
The 247,000-acre fire has grown at a rapid pace since it was reported on July 6. On Friday, INCIWEB showed the fast-moving inferno has grown to 326 square miles or larger than the landmass of San Diego. The wildfire, which became the nation s most extensive earlier this week, threatens more than 3,000 homes in Klamath County, where all levels of evacuation notices are in place. It is 7% contained.
On Friday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state is sending in eight fire teams and 40 fire engines to help keep the fire at bay. The action was part of a mutual aid agreement between the two states and answers a request for help from Oregon Gov. Kate Brown. Oregon hasÂ