Picture an unusually dry summer, a record heat wave, and so many Western fires burning that crews are stretched thin across the country. And a fire started that “spread so quickly, and burned so hot, ...

(Update: Adding fire officials' morning update, other info on structures lost, transmission lines affected) SPRAGUE RIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The week-old Bootleg Fire on the Fremont-Winema National ...

The Bootleg fire, the largest in the nation, was nearing 350,000 acres as evacuation orders on its northern and eastern flank expanded Monday. The fire, now covering an area of 343,755 acres, was ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) —The massive Bootleg Fire in Southern Oregon grew to 290,196 acres by late Saturday night, but the more than 2,000 firefighters battling the blaze had brought it to 22% containment ...

The Bootleg Fire burning in South Central Oregon is still just under 50 percent contained and burning over 400,000 acres. It remains the largest fire in the country. The Bruler fire burning south of ...

The Bootleg fire merged overnight with a smaller blaze burning to the northeast, growing Tuesday to 388,359 acres -- the largest wildfire in the nation. Firefighters continued to patrol and check for ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Bootleg Fire is one of the largest fires in modern Oregon history. The largest wildfire in the U.S. burning in southeast Oregon expanded to an area more than 100 square ...

Ash is raining from the sky, and smoke, thick enough to taste, covers Lakeview, Ore., where I live just five miles from the Bootleg fire evacuation zone. The fire has already consumed more than 620 ...

There’s finally some good news about the Bootleg Fire. After an arduous month of severe fire weather, the largest wildfire in the U.S. is now 100% contained. The fire peaked at over 413,000 acres, ...

Small fires burned inside hollowed-out trees. Smoke rose from the blackened dirt. On the edge of the Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon, firefighters worked to halt the advance of the flames. Credit ...

A family prepared to evacuate as the Bootleg Fire burned closer to their home and restaurant. In another town, T-shirts memorialized the nation’s largest blaze. By Sergio Olmos and Christine Hauser ...