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Evacuations called due to 1,500-acre fire east of Roseburg; new 3,000-acre fire on Fremont-Winema Forest U.S. Forest Service InciWeb Smoke plume visible late Monday from the Jack Creek Fire on the Umpqua National Forest (Update: Jack Fire now 1,500 acres; new Bootleg Fire on Fremont-Winema National Forest near Sprague River) ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) Authorities issued mandatory evacuations Tuesday due to a 1,500-acre wildfire east of Roseburg, while a new fire on the Fremont-Winema National Forest quickly grew to 3,000 acres. The Douglas County Sheriff s Office said on Facebook shortly after noon that people in homes, recreation areas and businesses on Oregon Highway 138 between mile marker 43 east to Eagle Rock Campground should leave the area immediately.

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