Having already devoured a span of acres that could swallow Los Angeles, the Bootleg Fire is now generating its own weather. Since the flames took hold on July 6 in southern Oregon, the blaze has ...

BEATTY, Ore. — Forest Service NW tweeted on Sunday that the Bootleg Fire, along with two other large fires, was 100% contained. The Bootleg Fire was the largest fire in the country and it burned more ...

See more stories on Insider's business page. Rising temperatures and a growing wildfire are creating dangerous fire clouds and firestorms that can generate their own lightning in the skies above ...

KLAMATH CO., Ore. — Officials don’t expect the Bootleg Fire to fully burn out until fall or early winter. The wildfire burning in southern Oregon has burned 413,762 acres (647 square miles) so far and ...

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — All remaining evacuation orders in Klamath and Lake counties due to the Bootleg Fire lifted Monday afternoon, as the fire is now 96% contained. According to the newest figures, ...

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KLAMATH COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Firefighters made amazing progress against a megafire in southern Oregon that has burned more than 413,000 acres in just about four weeks. In one day, crews increased ...

The phone belonging to Don Gentry, chairman of the Klamath Tribes, rang around lunchtime on July 6, while he was at work at the Klamath Tribes’ headquarters in Chiloquin, north of Klamath Falls. It ...

Firefighters are working to contain the fire, which has spread to 400,000 acres. The Bootleg Fire is now the third-largest fire in Oregon state history as firefighters try to limit its spread amid ...

BEATTY, Ore. — Forest Service NW tweeted on Sunday that the Bootleg Fire, along with two other large fires, was 100% contained. The Bootleg Fire was the largest fire in the country and it burned more ...

There’s finally some good news about the Bootleg Fire. After an arduous month of severe fire weather, the largest wildfire in the U.S. is now 100% contained. The fire peaked at over 413,000 acres, ...