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Dozens of wildfires burning around Pacific Northwest

Dozens of wildfires burning around Pacific Northwest By Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times Published: July 12, 2021, 8:35pm Share: 4 Photos St. Aloysius Church on the campus of Gonzaga University is blanketed in smoke from area wildfires, Saturday, July 10, 2021. (via AP) (Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review) Photo Gallery SEATTLE With another stretch of extreme heat, one of the worst droughts in recent history, 300 fires burning in British Columbia, 24 in California, 14 in Idaho, 13 in Oregon, and four in Washington, it’s safe to say wildfire season is here. In Washington, the Batterman Road Fire near Wenatchee has burned more than 14,000 acres and 12,000 acres have been consumed by the Burbank Fire near Yakima, which is 20 percent contained.

Boy Scout camp sale, courthouse concerns, Crazy Mountains: News from around our 50 states

Boy Scout camp sale, courthouse concerns, Crazy Mountains: News from around our 50 states
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Arrests possible if evacuation orders ignored in huge blaze

Arrests possible if evacuation orders ignored in huge blaze July 12, 2021 GMT MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) Sheriff’s deputies in southern Oregon may start arresting people who refuse to heed evacuation orders issued because of a large, growing wildfire that threatens two small towns. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the Bootleg fire to around 231 square miles (598 square kilometers) by Sunday afternoon. The blaze is is burning in the Fremont-Winema National Forest and on private land north of Sprague River and Beatty, about 290 miles (467 kilometers) southeast of Portland, Oregon. The fire is 0% contained. Fire managers on Sunday extended a Level 3 evacuation zone to unincorporated Beatty, with a population of around 120 people. Level 3 evacuations mean residents must leave immediately.

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