Bootleg Fire - Wikipedia
The Bootleg Fire, named after the nearby Bootleg Spring, was a large wildfire that started near Beatty, Oregon, on July 6, 2021. Before being fully contained on August 15, 2021, it had burned 413,765 acres (167,445 ha; 1,674 km 2; 647 sq mi). [2] It is the third-largest fire in the history of Oregon since 1900.
Oregon’s Third Largest Fire. On July 6, 2021, the Bootleg Fire was ignited when lightning struck near the small community of Beatty, Oregon in the Fremont-Winema National Forest. Six days later, a separate incident, the Log Fire started nearby.
The Bootleg Fire grew fast. Did forest management play a role?
Jul 25, 2021 · Since it started on July 6, 2021, the Bootleg Fire has been characterized by its size and speed. Miles of forest land has burned each day. At over 400,000 acres, it’s Oregon’s third largest...
Bootleg Fire, The Biggest In The U.S., Gives Scientists An ...
Jul 20, 2021 · The Bootleg Fire, now 606 square miles (1,569 square kilometers) in size, has ravaged southern Oregon and is the fourth-largest fire in the state's modern history.
Oregon Bootleg Fire: Evacuations as largest US fire burns ...
Jul 20, 2021 · The Bootleg Fire in Oregon, named after the nearby Bootleg Spring, has forced at least 2,000 residents from mostly rural areas to abandon their homes. At least 160 homes and buildings have...
‘It Looked Like an Atomic Bomb’: Surveying the Bootleg Fire’s ...
Aug 1, 2021 · The Bootleg Fire, which has burned hundreds of thousands of acres in southern Oregon, is the nation’s largest active blaze. Marc Valens showed us how the fire destroyed his home.
Oregon’s Bootleg Fire has devoured 400 buildings, 342 vehicles
Jul 27, 2021 · The Bootleg blaze in southern Oregon has swelled to become the biggest among scores of current wildfires engulfing the western U.S. and is expected to grow as dryness and heat thwart fire...
‘A Recipe for Catastrophic Fire’: How an Oregon Blaze Became ...
Jul 22, 2021 · The Bootleg Fire, named for a nearby creek, has raged in a way distinguishing it from dozens of other wildfires in a devastating summer: For the better part of two weeks it burned in erratic...
Oregon's Bootleg Fire burns more than 150,000 acres as ...
Jul 12, 2021 · The Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon nearly doubled in size from Saturday to Sunday, to more than 150,000 acres, as extreme heat waves and wildfires continued to scorch the West.
Rural Oregon Awaits Bootleg Fire Evacuations: 'Everybody Is ...
Jul 21, 2021 · At least 2,000 people in rural Oregon have been ordered to evacuate or to prepare to, as the fire has destroyed 67 homes and another 100 structures, according to the state’s Department of...