Oregon calls on other states for help as Bootleg Fire grows

The threat of thunderstorms and lightning has prompted officials in Oregon to ask for help from outside the Pacific Northwest to prepare for additional blazes as a massive fire continues to burn in the state (Bootleg Fire Incident Command/AP)

The threat of thunderstorms and lightning has prompted officials in Oregon to ask for help from outside the Pacific Northwest to prepare for additional blazes as a massive fire continues to burn in the state.

The 537-square-mile Bootleg Fire is burning 300 miles south-east of Portland in and around the Fremont-Winema National Forest, a vast expanse of old-growth forest, lakes and wildlife refuges.