The Bootleg Fire, which has destroyed an area half the size of Rhode Island, is 40% surrounded, fire officials say.
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Western wildfires grow, but better weather helps crews
Oregon’s Bootleg Fire grew to 624 square miles — over half the size of Rhode Island.
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Wildfires encroach on Indigenous lands in parched Northwest
Even when the flames don’t enter densely populated areas, the impact of the increasingly intense fires around the U.S. West is felt directly by Native American tribes, which have managed the land for millennia.
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Another View: Congress must act on wildfire prevention funding
It’s inconceivable that federal lawmakers have largely failed to act on one of the West’s most pressing issues.
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Wind fans wildfire in California canyons; residents flee
The biggest blaze began late Wednesday as a house fire in Orange County’s Silverado Canyon, where gusts topped 70 mph.
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Raging California fires keep tens of thousands from homes
A utility company may be to blame for a blaze in Irvine.
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70,000 in Southern California to evacuate after blaze grows
Powerful winds across the state prompted power cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent utility equipment from sparking new blazes.
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Maine Voices: Fire-free forests aren’t possible, but we can’t abandon prevention
Containment efforts have paid off in Maine – in a record-breaking wildfire year here, the average acreage per fire is very low.
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Trump administration rejects, then approves, emergency aid for California fires
Trump has often been belligerent toward California’s Democratic-dominated state government, blaming their oversight for record-setting fires.
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Death toll rises in California blazes as high winds approach
California has been battered for weeks by rounds of extreme weather that state officials say have been fueled by climate change.