"We have overwhelming evidence that when we treat forests by removing fuels, it generally — not always, you can never say ...

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 ...

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Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. KLAMATH FALLS, Oregon — Sayyid Bey has his right arm over the slumped shoulders of his son Nicolas, 11, as they use the tips of their ...

In this photo taken with a drone provided by the Bootleg Fire Incident Command, a pyrocumulus cloud, also known as a fire cloud, is seen over the Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon on July 14, ...

Bootleg Fire 100% contained thanks to 'dedicated fire personnel,' Forest Service says The Bootleg Fire reached 100% containment Sunday, the US Forest Service proudly announced. The major milestone ...

A destructive Oregon wildfire that ranks as the largest among dozens raging across the drought-parched Western United States in recent weeks was ignited by lightning but smoldered for days before it ...

BEATTY, Ore. — Forest Service NW tweeted on Sunday that the Bootleg Fire, along with two other large fires, was 100% contained. The Bootleg Fire was the largest fire in the country and it burned more ...