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UPDATE: Bootleg Fire explodes to 38,892 acres

UPDATE: Bootleg Fire explodes to 38,892 acres, Jack Fire at 5,477 acres

Update: Recreation closure issued for Jack Fire, including North Umpqua River

Evacuations ordered due to wildfire east of Roseburg in Oregon

Evacuations ordered due to wildfire east of Roseburg in Oregon By Associated Press Share: ROSEBURG, Ore. Authorities issued mandatory evacuations on Tuesday and Gov. Kate Brown invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act because of a wildfire east of Roseburg. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said shortly after noon on Tuesday 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. The highway was closed in that area. People in the area east of Eagle Rock Campground to Soda Springs should be prepared to leave immediately, the sheriff’s office in a Facebook post.

Gov. Brown declares conflagration for Jack Fire in Douglas Co. - KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. Firefighters are actively working to put out a fire, that started in the Umpqua National Forest. It’s being called the Jack Fire, and right now it’s up to 1,000 acres and growing, with no containment. It started Monday night, around 30 miles east of Glide. The Douglas Forest Protective Association spotted it using smoke detection cameras. Multiple agencies are responding, from the ground and air. Governor Kate Brown Tuesday invoked the emergency conflagration act in response to the Jack Fire. That means more resources from other counties can assist in the efforts. ​​​​​​​ “We had 9 engines, 2 hand crews, 3 water tenders, 3 heavy-lift helicopters a light helicopter, 3 air tankers 2 fixed wings were assigned,” said Steven Beri, a spokesperson for the Umpqua National Forest.