OREGON
A8 — THE OBSERVER
Progress
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against
U.S. fi res
The Associated Press
BLY — Firefi ghters in
Oregon reported good prog-
ress in the battle against the
nation’s largest wildfi re,
while authorities canceled
evacuation orders near a
major blaze in Northern
California and another on
Hawaii’s Big Island.
Containment of the
Bootleg Fire in remote
Southern Oregon was up to
84% late Sunday, Aug. 1. It
was 56% contained a day
earlier.
“That refl ects several
good days of work on the
ground where crews have
been able to reinforce and
build additional contain-
ment lines,” fi re spokesman
Al Nash said.
The blaze has scorched
more than 646 square miles
since being sparked by
lightning July 6 in the Fre-
mont-Winema National
Forest.
California’s Dixie Fire
covered nearly 388 square
miles in mountains where
42 homes and other build-
ings have been destroyed.
The fi re was 33% con-
tained Aug. 1, and evacu-
ation orders and warnings
had earlier been lifted for
several areas of Butte and
Plumas counties.
The cause of the
blaze was still under
investigation.
Authorities warned that
with unpredictable winds
and extremely dry fuels, the
risk of fl are-ups remained
high.
In recent days, lightning
sparked two wildfi res that
threatened remote homes in
California’s Shasta-Trinity
National Forest. Evacuation
warnings remained in place
Sunday for communities
along the Trinity River.
In Montana, a wind-
driven wildfi re destroyed
more than a dozen homes,
outbuildings and other
structures, authorities said
Aug. 1. Evacuations were
ordered after fl ames jumped
a highway and moved
toward communities near
Flathead Lake in the north-
western part of the state.
Crews also battled major
blazes in Northeastern
Washington and Northern
Idaho.
Nearly 22,000 fi re-
fi ghters and support per-
sonnel were battling 91
large, active wildfi res cov-
ering 2,813 square miles in
mostly western states, the
National Interagency Fire
Center said.
A historic drought and
recent heat waves tied to
climate change have made
wildfi res harder to fi ght in
the American West. Sci-
entists say climate change
has made the region much
warmer and drier in the
past 30 years and will con-
tinue to make weather more
extreme and wildfi res more
frequent and destructive.
The U.S. Drought Mon-
itor reported last week
that while a monsoon has
delivered rainfall to the
Southwest, critically dry
conditions persist across
Northern California and
the Northwest, where there
has been an expansion of
“exceptional drought,” the
worst category.
Dry conditions and
winds made for dangerous
fi re conditions in Hawaii. A
wind advisory was issued
Sunday for portions of
Lanai, Maui and the Big
Island. A fast-moving wild-
fi re on Hawaii’s Big Island
grew to 62.5 square miles,
prompting mandatory evac-
uation orders. Those orders
— which forced thou-
sands of residents out of
their homes — were lifted
Sunday evening. However,
authorities told residents to
remain alert.
“County offi cials ask
all residents of the aff ected
areas to only return home
if absolutely necessary,”
Hawaii County spokes-
person Cyrus Johnasen said.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2021
Gov. Kate Brown plans to veto two bills
bility over implementing
Medicaid policies.
Sponsors plan to submit
a revised bill.
The governor also plans
to veto House Bill 2646.
That legislation would
bar Oregonians younger
By ANNA GRIFFIN
Oregon Public Broadcasting
SALEM — Gov. Kate
Brown intends to veto two
bills approved during the
recent Oregon Legislature
session.
Brown’s offi ce
announced Sunday, Aug.
1, that she will reject
Senate Bill 721, which
would change the way
members are selected
for a consumer advisory
council that helps the
Oregon Health Authority
deal with mental health
and substance abuse.
The bill would allow
members of the advisory
council to select future
members and refi nes
its advisory role in an
attempt to ensure con-
sumers have a voice in
how mental health and
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substance abuse policies
are crafted and enforced.
The governor’s offi ce
says the legislation is well
intentioned, but contra-
dicts federal law, which
prohibits the Oregon
Health Authority from
delegating its responsi-
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