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Oregon Bootleg wildfire spreads over 3,90,000 acres so far, say officials
Brown, along with the state fire marshal and director of emergency management, briefed the p…
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The Bootleg Fire in Oregon is so massive it can be seen from space, satellite video shows
Videos shared by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration earlier this week show smoke p…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Oregon's Bootleg Fire is so big it's generating dangerous fire clouds and firestorms that can spark their own lightning
When heat from wildfires rises skyward, it can create fire clouds and pyrocumulonimbus storms - eno…
Aylin Woodward
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Year in review: There were about 57,000 wildfires this year. About 10,000,000 acres burned.
As 2020 winds to a close, firefighters are still struggling to contain three active California wild…
Yelena Dzhanova
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A color-coded map shows the biggest wildfires raging up and down the West Coast
More than 85 major wildfires are raging on the West Coast. Here's where the biggest blazes are loca…
Susie Neilson
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A 12-year-old and his grandmother died trying to escape an Oregon fire. Family members say the pair was found a day later in their car.
A 12-year-old boy and his grandmother were found dead in their car after the Santiam/Beachie Creek …
Susie Neilson
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Residents of Medford, Oregon, ordered to evacuate as wildfire consumes parts of city
Many residents have been ordered to leave immediately, with the rest of the city's population on st…
Charles Davis
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Joe Rogan falsely blamed forest fires in Oregon on 'left-wing' activists
The "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast host Joe Rogan repeated a false claim about the cause of forest …
Palmer Haasch
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As jets take charge of fire-bombing missions, the 62-year-old piston-powered Tanker 60 takes its last flight over Oregon
For over 40 years, the 'Tanker 60' has made thousands of drops of fire retardant, saving countless …
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren
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A criminology professor was charged with wildfire arson in California. The crime is far more common than you think.
Nine percent of wildfires in California are linked to arson, according to the California Department…
Erin Schumaker
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A California firefighter died while battling a wildfire that was sparked by a gender reveal party
The firefighter died after going missing in the San Bernardino National Forest. Those at the party …
Sophia Ankel
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3 of California's 4 largest fires ever are burning right now, including the biggest in state history
This week, the Doe Fire became the biggest in California history. Three of the four biggest fires i…
Susie Neilson
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Wildfires are consuming drought-ridden California
Many people not affected by the fires stepped up to help. Tabetha Atwood, the owner of Our Happy Ta…