The National Interagency Fire Center has now labeled the Chetco Bar Fire burning in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest near Brookings, Oregon, the “top priority fire” in the country.
The fire is burning 98,000 acres and is 0 percent contained.
Firefighting resources are thin nationwide, and the “top priority” designation gives fire officials a better chance of getting the additional resources they need when they ask for it.
Smoke and fog from the wildfire prevented aircraft from working on the fire. It also obstructed the view of Monday’s Great American Eclipse.