Oregon’s historic Bootleg Fire now 84% contained but has scorched over 400,000 acres
(Worthy News) – Oregon’s vicious Bootleg Fire was 84% contained as of Tuesday but is not expected to be fully extinguished until October.
Nearly 1,900 firefighters continue to battling the roughly 4-weeks-old blaze, and have to respond to as many as 50 other small wildfires that erupted Sunday, according to The New York Times.
The Bootleg fire was sparked by lightning and has burned for nearly a month, consuming over 400,000 acres of land, according to InciWeb. The nation’s largest wildfire is facing the chance of expanding at a faster rate with temperatures in the mid-90s on Wednesday and winds up to 20 mph. [ Source: Just the News (Read More…) ]
California’s largest wildfire just exploded, fanned by high winds, heat
Cal Fire notes that it is currently the largest wildfire incident, having started on July 14 in Butte and Plumas Counties in Northern California. The Dixie Fire is the latest wildfire resulting from a prolonged and severe statewide drought, high temperatures and gusty winds that spark dry fuel loads and give way to massive fires.
The Dixie Fire is by far the largest wildfire ravaging the California landscape, but it is just one of the fires that characterized another disastrous western wildfire season. Further north in Oregon, the Bootleg Fire, which started on July 6, has grown to consume more than 413,000 acres.
The Bootleg Fire is about 84 percent contained. [ Source: The Hill (Read More…) ]
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