FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
A helicopter flies with a load of water to the Bootleg Fire, 27 miles northeast of Klamath Falls, near Bly, Oregon on July 15, 2021. - A brutal start to the wildfire season in the western United States and Canada worsened July 15, 2021 as a massive Oregon blaze exploded in dry, windy conditions and a new California blaze threatened communities devastated by the 2018 Camp Fire. The Bootleg Fire located 27 miles northeast of Klamath Falls, Oregon, caught fire nine days ago on July 6, 2021, due to an unknown cause. It is the largest burning wildfire in the United States at 227,234 acres as of July 15, 2021. The fire now stretches for 31 miles and grows between two and three miles a day. According to BLM Fire Mitigation and Education Specialist Ryan Berlin, there are approximately 2000 firefighters combating the Bootleg Fire. The fire is currently at 7% containment. (Payton Bruni/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)
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