More ready to evacuate in Oregon as massive Bootleg Fire passes 340,000 acres
Keith Allen, Joe Sutton and Susannah Cullinane, CNN
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(CNN) Officials are warning more Oregon residents should prepare to evacuate as the Bootleg Fire scorches more than 340,000 acres, with a national fire official warning it could take a major weather event to subdue the flames.
There are currently 80 large wildfires raging in 13 states across the US, burning more than 1.1 million acres, mostly in western states, according to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC). Montana has reported the most large wildfires with 18, and Idaho is close behind with 17, the NIFC said. Nearly 20,000 wildland firefighters and personnel are assigned to the 80 large wildfires currently burning across the United States.
Bootleg Fire surpasses 400,000 acres, pushing east toward Summer Lake
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More ready to evacuate in Oregon as massive Bootleg Fire passes 340,000 acres
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More ready to evacuate in Oregon as massive Bootleg Fire passes 340,000 acres CNN 4 hrs ago By Keith Allen, Joe Sutton and Susannah Cullinane, CNN © National Wildfire Coordinating Group/ZUMA Wire The Bootleg fire burns in southeast Oregon on July 12.
Officials are warning more Oregon residents should prepare to evacuate as the Bootleg Fire scorches more than 340,000 acres, with a national fire official warning it could take a major weather event to subdue the flames.
There are currently 80 large wildfires raging in 13 states across the US, burning more than 1.1 million acres, mostly in western states, according to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC). Montana has reported the most large wildfires with 18, and Idaho is close behind with 17, the NIFC said. Nearly 20,000 wildland firefighters and personnel are assigned to the 80 large wildfires currently burning across the United States.
LAKE COUNTY, Ore. The Bootleg Fire is now estimated at 298,662 acres and is 22% contained.
Crews battling the fire say the east side of the fire continues to be problematic. Additional evacuation levels have been implemented in Lake County due to increased activity on the Bootleg Fire.
There is a Level 2 “Be Set” notice for Forest Service Road 29 and Hwy 31 Junction to the top of Government Harvey Pass, east to Slide Lake Trailhead, and back north to Hwy 31. This includes the Monument Rock Area.
There are now Level 1 “Be Ready” evacuations for Picture Rock Pass, the Ana Subdivision, the communities of Summer Lake and Paisley, south of Paisley along Clover Flat Road to Moss Pass.