Those fires, along with the Bootleg, have collectively scorched more than 1.3 million acres (526,000 hectares) in an unusually heavy start to the Western fire season that experts say is ...

He said the dangerous lightning activity from pyrocumulus clouds is commonly seen within extreme fire behavior, but that the Bootleg Fire is the biggest and most active fire that he's ever been ...

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 ...

Wildfires Progress continues on Bootleg fire as lightning-caused blazes force evacuations southeast of Eugene Updated: Aug. 03, 2021, 3:33 p.m. | Published: Aug. 02, 2021, 9:39 a.m.

Rising temperatures and a growing wildfire are creating dangerous fire clouds and firestorms that can generate their own lightning in the skies above southern Oregon. The Bootleg Fire, the largest ...

Officials said lightning strikes during recent thunderstorms, paired with gusty winds, resulted in several new starts north and south of the Bootleg Fire burn area. Crews have already established ...

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — In just over two weeks, Southern Oregon's Bootleg Fire has become the third-largest wildfire in state history. Officials say the fire was caused by lightning on July 6. As ...

The Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon, currently the largest in the country and the third-largest in state history, had burned through nearly 410,000 acres and was 53% contained by Monday.

BEATTY, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Officials on the massive Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon, approaching 400,000 acres in size, confirmed Wednesday that the fire was determined to be lightning-caused, as more ...

Bootleg Fire Grows to Third the Size of Rhode Island, Fourth Largest in Oregon History Published Jul 20, 2021 at 12:12 PM EDT Updated Jul 20, 2021 at 5:15 PM EDT By Mary Ellen Cagnassola Writer ...

Those fires, along with the Bootleg, have collectively scorched more than 1.3 million acres (526,000 hectares) in an unusually heavy start to the Western fire season that experts say is ...

The Bootleg Fire has been burning for two weeks, and for most of that time it’s exhibited one or more forms of extreme fire behavior, leading to rapid changes in winds and other conditions that ...