Firefighters make progress against big fires in US West
JOHN ANTCZAK and CHRISTOPHER WEBER, Associated Press
July 12, 2021
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1of29A firefighter sprays water while trying to stop the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, from spreading to neighboring homes in Doyle, Calif., Saturday, July 10, 2021. Pushed by heavy winds amid a heat wave, the fire came out of the hills and destroyed multiple residences in central Doyle.Noah Berger/APShow MoreShow Less
2of29Fire consumes a home as the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, tears through Doyle, Calif., on Saturday, July 10, 2021. Pushed by heavy winds, the fire came out of the hills and destroyed multiple residences in central Doyle.Noah Berger/APShow MoreShow Less
Firefighters make progress against big fires in US
The two largest fires were burning forests in northeastern California and southern Oregon, sending smoke across other states
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Firefighters battle the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, in Doyle, Calif., on Friday, July 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
The two largest fires were burning forests in northeastern California and southern Oregon, sending smoke across other states
John Antczak and Christopher Weber
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES Dozens of wildfires burned across the torrid U.S. West on Monday, but fire agencies reported some progress in corralling the flames and forecasters predicted a gradual decrease in extreme temperatures.
Firefighters make progress against big fires in US West
The two largest fires were burning forests in northeastern California and southern Oregon, sending smoke across other states. Author: JOHN ANTCZAK and CHRISTOPHER WEBER (Associated Press) Published: 8:56 AM CDT July 12, 2021 Updated: 3:38 PM CDT July 12, 2021
LOS ANGELES Dozens of wildfires burned across the torrid U.S. West on Monday but fire agencies reported some progress in corralling the flames and forecasters predicted a gradual decrease in extreme temperatures.
The fires have forced evacuations in numerous areas with dispersed properties and tiny communities where some burned homes and other structures have been observed but total losses were still being tallied.
Jason Pettigrew
Originally published on July 12, 2021 3:47 pm
Eight large fires are burning across Oregon and Washington, prompting evacuations in Southern and Central Oregon, and blanketing much of the southeastern corner of the state in smoke.
In Oregon, the Jack Fire east of Glide had grown to more than 10,000 acres and was 10% contained as of midday Monday. The Grandview Fire north of Sisters, which sparked Sunday, quickly grew to 4,000 acres, with zero containment. Evacuations are in place for both, as well as for the massive south-central Oregon Bootleg Fire, the largest in the state, where firefighters reported that heavy smoke worked in their favor by slowing the conflagration’s growth.
Flames illuminate the smoke rising from the Beckwourth complex fire. (Ty ONeil/Getty) A damage assessment team has arrived to validate and assess reports of structures damaged or destroyed, a forest statement said.
In Oregon, the Bootleg Fire covered 621 square kilometres in the Fremont-Winema National Forest, near the Klamath County town of Sprague River.
After doubling in size at least twice over the weekend, it grew only incrementally on Sunday, a sign of some progress, said Rich Saalsaa, spokesman for the Oregon State Fire Marshall. It s allowed firefighters to build more lines and go on the offensive, Mr Saalsaa said.