The Bootleg Fire has so far destroyed 388,360 acres in Oregon while only being 32% contained, according to the federal InciWeb wildfire tracking site. Officials estimate the fire won't be contained until November.
Although at least 70 homes have been destroyed and more than 2,000 residents have so far had to evacuate their residences in the state, the fire has not been reported to have claimed any lives or caused any injuries.
Hessel explained that many of the residents in those rural towns have lived in the communities for their entire lives so do not want to leave, but said the state has not yet faced"million-acre fires," which Bootleg has the potential to become. The number of firefighters and support officials is down from the 19,600 that were fighting the blazes on Tuesday, while the number of wildfires has increased from 80 just the day before.
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