![]() Visible from both Highway 140 and Sprague River Road. Forest Service, multiple wildland firefighting resources are working on the fire and a Type 2 Incident Management Team has been ordered.Īrea residents and visitors are asked to use caution with anything that can spark a wildfire and to call 911 to report suspected wildfires.įire resources are on the scene of the Bootleg Fire. The Bootleg Fire is estimated to be over 100 acres with no containment and is currently burning on the Chiloquin Ranger District of the Fremont-Winema National Forest on Fuego Mountain approximately 11 miles northeast of the town of Sprague River.Īccording to a press release from the U.S. About 3,100 residences are threatened by the fire. It started July 6 about 15 miles northwest of Beatty, Oregon. Smoke from the fire is highly visible from Oregon State Highway 140, Sprague River Highway, Chiloquin and the surrounding area.ĭrivers should expect increased traffic in the area from fire equipment and are asked to use caution driving in the area.Īrea residents and Forest visitors are asked to avoid the fire area, including Forest Roads 44,, as well as Head of the River Campground and Sycan Crossing dispersed campground. Bootleg fire is generating enough energy and extreme heat that ‘it’s changing the weather’, says expert Katharine Gammon Fri 02.00 EDT Last modified on Wed 09. The Bootleg Fire is 38,900 acres and 1 contained. In addition, two-property owners closer to the fire area were advised that their properties are under Level 2 (GET SET) evacuation notice. However, multiple structures are threatened east of the fire.Īt the request of the Bootleg Fire Incident Commander, Klamath County Emergency Management has issued a Level 1 (GET READY) Evacuation notice for the Sycan Estates area north of the town of Beatty in eastern Klamath County. Forest Service, the fire was reportedly only burning on National Forest System lands. The Bootleg Fire, located about 15 miles northwest of Beatty, Oregon, has been. It was reported yesterday at about 1:45 p.m.Īccording to a press release from the U.S. Mike Mistagni, who owns Five Mile Ranch in Oregon, looks at the damage left behind from the Bootleg Fire (AFP). The Bootleg Fire burning on the Chiloquin Ranger District was estimated to be 3,000 acres in size with no containment as of last night.
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