Plumas county, California: Dixie Fire sparks evacuations as inferno spreads. Though the Dixie Fire grew by several thousand more acres Thursday and containment didn’t change, fire officials said crews are making progress and remain optimistic they will get a handle on the fire “very soon.” Priority areas included above Bucks Lake, where 40 engines are positioned for structure defense. A spot fire also developed near the Eagle Rock area, which firefighters were working to contain as the top priority, Brownell said. Cal Fire said 10-15 mile per hour winds with gusts up to 25 mph were expected overnight, and the fire is likely to remain active. According to Cal Fire incident commander Nick Truax, eight structures, which appear to be a mix of residential and outbuildings, have been destroyed. Truax said the structures all appear to be in the Plumas County areas of Tobin, Belden and Caribou. A team has been brought in to gather more specifics on those structures.

'Monster' Bootleg Fire in Oregon grows as dozens of blazes char western US. Oregon announces campfire ban as conditions worsen. Bootleg Fire is so large that it's creating its own weather. The Bootleg Fire is now the 3rd largest wildfire in Oregon since the 1900’s and now stands at 400,359 acres and 38% contained. The only other wildfires now larger than the BootlegFire in Oregon’s modern history are the Biscuit Fire and the Longdraw Fire. The Oregon national guard is blockading roads into level 3 evacuation zone, they are closed to the public.

From Inbox: Sochi, Russia, Tornado over the Black Sea. 👀

Bill Melugin, FOX News: More groups of migrants being walked through the border gate to a waiting Border Patrol van here in Del Rio this morning. This is one of several groups we’ve seen come through today. Our drone team in RGV says 300+ have already crossed in La Joya, TX as of 9am.

Allen West is here in Del Rio touring the border. He is challenging Greg Abbott for TX Governor. West tells me he would immediately fully mobilize the TX National Guard, shut down the border, tax illegal immigrants’ remittances, & designate cartels as terror orgs.