The Bootleg Fire is now the Oregon's third-largest wildfire since 1900, and more than 2,000 people are still under some form of evacuation order, officials said Thursday.
"It's kind of a dubious honor," said Oregon Department of Forestry spokesperson Marcus Kauffman of the fire that started July 6 and had charred 400,389 acres by late Friday morning, with 40% contained. "But it's not all bad news," he said."In the last couple of days, the fire has only grown 1,000 acres per day, and for a fire of this size, basically that's a really strong signal that fire behavior is moderating.
Nine firefighters tested positive for Covid-19, fire managers reported Thursday. How to support wildfire victims "Due to the number of positive cases, this will be reported to as a workplace outbreak," the managers said. Anyone at a fire camp reporting symptoms -- along with their close contacts -- must isolate until Covid-19 results come back, under protocols developed with state health officials.
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