Firefighters scrambled Friday to control a raging inferno in southeastern Oregon that’s spreading miles a day in windy conditions, one of numerous wildfires across the U.S. West that are straining ...

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 ...

The wildfire burning in Oregon has grown to a third the size of Rhode Island and spreads miles each day, but evacuations and property losses have been minimal compared with much smaller blazes in ...

The Bootleg Fire's fast-moving flames have merged with another wildfire in the southern region of the state with the help of gusty winds, low humidity and high temperatures. The country's largest ...

The Bootleg Wildfire in Oregon grew by over a third in size overnight, burning over 200,000 acres and damaging numerous structures in its path. According to data posted on the InciWeb national ...

Flames rise from the Bootleg fire in southern Oregon on July 14. (John Hendricks / Oregon Office of the State Fire Marshal) Driving his pickup through smoky, forested roads lining the rim of Summer ...

The fire, located 15 miles northwest of Beatty, has already scorched more than 364,000 acres in two weeks and has been contained to 30% by the more than 2,200 personnel working to fight the flames – ...

Oregon's Bootleg Fire, which has now grown to over 212,000 acres, may not be fully contained until the fall, according to fire officials. According to data posted on the InciWeb, the National Fire ...

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 ...

More than 2,300 firefighters are battling the Bootleg Fire that has ravaged the southern part of Oregon for over two weeks. The blaze, which started on July 6, 2021, has spread over 395,000 acres, ...

Extreme weather continued to fuel growth in southern Oregon’s massive Bootleg fire, burning on 241,496 acres by Friday evening. The blaze, which started July 6 northeast of Klamath Falls, was ...

An intensifying Southern Oregon wildfire is disrupting power transmission to California and the Southwest, precisely when it’s most desperately needed to keep people cool in the midst of a heat wave.