(The Center Square) â California is sending in firefighters to help quell Oregon s Bootleg Fire as the blaze inches ever closer to the interstate border.
The 247,000-acre fire has grown at a rapid pace since it was reported on July 6. On Friday, INCIWEB showed the fast-moving inferno has grown to 326 square miles or larger than the landmass of San Diego. The wildfire, which became the nation s most extensive earlier this week, threatens more than 3,000 homes in Klamath County, where all levels of evacuation notices are in place. It is 7% contained.
On Friday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state is sending in eight fire teams and 40 fire engines to help keep the fire at bay. The action was part of a mutual aid agreement between the two states and answers a request for help from Oregon Gov. Kate Brown. Oregon hasÂ
Oregon s Growing Bootleg Fire Is One of 70 Raging in US West Amid Heatwave
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California Sends Oregon Firefighters As Bootleg Fire Spreads
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It s actually changing the weather : Bootleg Fire s extreme behavior briefly forces firefighters to retreat Maggie Vespa © Provided by KGW-TV Portland
As America’s largest wildfire raged on, firefighters retreated from portions of the fire line overnight Thursday into Friday. At 241,497 acres, officials said the Bootleg Fire was exhibiting “extreme fire behavior” making it too dangerous to attack.
“Extreme fire behavior is like a combination of circumstances that you just don t see every day,” said Marcus Kauffman, spokesman for Incident Command Team 1. “Things like crowning, when the fire consumes a whole tree and gets up into the crown of the tree.”
(The Center Square) â California is sending in firefighters to help quell Oregon s Bootleg Fire as the blaze inches ever closer to the interstate border.
The 247,000-acre fire has grown at a rapid pace since it was reported on July 6. On Friday, INCIWEB showed the fast-moving inferno has grown to 326 square miles or larger than the landmass of San Diego. The wildfire, which became the nation s most extensive earlier this week, threatens more than 3,000 homes in Klamath County, where all levels of evacuation notices are in place. It is 7% contained.
On Friday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state is sending in eight fire teams and 40 fire engines to help keep the fire at bay. The action was part of a mutual aid agreement between the two states and answers a request for help from Oregon Gov. Kate Brown. Oregon hasÂ