Wildland firefighters monitoring a fire as it approaches a containment line cut by a bulldozer at the Double Creek fire in eastern Oregon.
Members of a hotshot crew, an elite firefighting unit, conduct a backburn at the Double Creek fire. In a backburn, wildland firefighters intentionally burn vegetation ahead of the main body of a wildfire to create a buffer zone of burnt fuel that ca
A wildland firefighter working night shift at the Lookout fire in western Oregon walks along a containment line.
Fire from the Bootleg fire in southern Oregon illuminating smoke at night.
Fire igniting the crown of a tree, causing it to torch up during night shift at the Shoe Fly fire near Mitchell, Oregon.
A handcrew digs containment line during night shift at the Shoe Fly fire near Mitchell, Oregon.
Wildland firefighters monitor a fire as it burns to a road being used as a containment line.
A wildland firefighter uses a drip torch to light vegetation on fire during a backburn operation. Drip torches contain a mixture of gasoline and diesel and serve as an essential tool for wildland firefighters.
A wildland firefighter uses a drip torch to burn a hillside during a backburn operation.
A wildland firefighter watches as flames shoot into the air during night shift. Firefighters assigned to a major fire typically work 16-hour shifts, but can work longer or shorter depending on fire suppression efforts.
Wildland firefighters attend briefing at the Bly fire camp in southern Oregon before starting their shift suppressing the Bootleg fire.
A helicopter transports a load of water to be dropped on the Bootleg fire.
Wildland firefighters mop up hot spots along the perimeter of the Bootleg fire. Mopping up in firefighting is the process of cooling down burnt material left behind by a fire. To ensure the fire is completely out in an area and nothing rekindles, fi
Wildland firefighters watch as a juniper tree torches up inside a control line at the Courtrock fire near Monument, Oregon.
Wildland firefighters rush to extinguish a spot fire at the Courtrock fire near Monument, Oregon.
Wildland firefighter Gamari Griffin poses for a photo during mop up operations at the Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon.
The Hendricks-Davis family watches as a fire burns across the Siuslaw river behind their farm. The fire burning behind the Hendricks-Davis family farm was lit intentionally by firefighters for a controlled burn of an area that was at risk of catchin
Volunteers organize food and supplies at Thurston High School after the Holiday Farm fire forced residents to evacuate their homes.
Orange haze from ash and smoke envelops a home in Marcola, Oregon, after residents of the area were forced to evacuate from the Holiday Farm fire.
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