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U.S. / NEWS Mon Apr 28, 2008 @ 8:16am neoform

SF Gate -- Firefighters had a close call early Monday as they worked to keep a wildfire away from homes in the foothills east of Los Angeles. Winds, which had been fairly tame, unexpectedly kicked up, sending flames within yards of several houses on the northern.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jun 26, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- A lightning-sparked wildfire in the Los Padres National Forest that already burned 16 homes was moving closer Thursday to the scenic community of Big Sur, where it threatened 500 houses. The blaze was only 3 percent contained late Wednesday and had bur.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jul 23, 2007 @ 4:26am neoform

USA Today -- A wildfire in central Utah had burned more than 28 square miles Sunday, prompting evacuation orders for several small communities and federal financial assistance to help pay for the efforts to try to stop the massive blaze. The Salt Creek fire was est.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Jul 21, 2007 @ 5:10am neoform

USA Today -- A group of Boy Scouts and hikers had to be airlifted from a canyon as a wildfire swept through a campground and destroyed a nearby motel, authorities said Friday. The fire started Thursday at a campground in Salt Creek Canyon, 85 miles south of Salt La.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jul 20, 2007 @ 7:13pm neoform

CNN -- A group of Boy Scouts and hikers had to be airlifted from a canyon as a wildfire swept through a campground and destroyed a nearby motel, authorities said Friday. The fire started Thursday at a campground in Salt Creek Canyon, 85 miles south of Salt Lake.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jul 9, 2007 @ 4:55pm neoform

FOX News -- Overnight rain and cooler temperatures slowed a wildfire that had raced out of a canyon, destroyed 27 houses and killed a homeowner who went back to try to save his belongings, a top fire official said Monday. The change in weather gave firefighters a.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jul 6, 2007 @ 9:28am neoform

FOX News -- Weeks into a wildfire season that has already burned parts of Catalina Island, Los Angeles and Lake Tahoe, swaths of California's flammable national forests are some days protected by nothing more than luck. On any given day, about 40 of 271 U.S. Fores.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jul 2, 2007 @ 11:02pm neoform

USA Today -- Aided by light winds, firefighters made "outstanding" inroads Monday against a wildfire that has killed three people and burned nearly 50 square miles. About two dozen people in this town were allowed to return home as crews maintained fire lines near.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jul 2, 2007 @ 1:34pm neoform

FOX News -- A wildfire that has scorched about 46 square miles (119 square kilometers) in northeastern Utah and killed three people has prompted the evacuation of hundreds of people from nearby towns and forced authorities to close a national forest to the public... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Jul 1, 2007 @ 11:32am neoform

FOX News -- As a fast-moving wildfire burned through a hay field, a man and his father who were working there told the man's 11-year-old son to run, a witness said. The boy escaped the fire, which had suddenly changed direction, but 43-year-old Tracy Houston and t.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Jun 30, 2007 @ 12:43pm neoform

FOX News -- Evacuated residents prepared to return to their burned-out streets as officials announced that an illegal campfire caused the inferno that destroyed more than 200 homes and charred 3,100 acres. A U.S. Forest Service investigation found that the fire so.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jun 29, 2007 @ 4:31pm neoform

FOX News -- Residents began trickling back to their homes after significant gains over a wildfire near Lake Tahoe allowed authorities to lift some evacuation orders. A second day of mild winds Thursday enabled firefighters to contain 70 percent of the blaze that d.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jun 29, 2007 @ 8:16am neoform

CNN -- Residents began trickling back to their homes after significant gains over a wildfire near Lake Tahoe allowed authorities to lift some evacuation orders. A second day of mild winds Thursday enabled firefighters to contain 70 percent of the blaze that d.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jun 28, 2007 @ 1:09am neoform

FOX News -- Efforts to tame a raging wildfire that has destroyed some 200 homes near Lake Tahoe suffered a setback when a backfire set by firefighters to control the blaze jumped a fireline, forcing a new round of evacuations, authorities said. Firefighters were w.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Jun 27, 2007 @ 2:12pm neoform

USA Today -- Firefighters were warned Wednesday that stronger afternoon winds could stoke a turbulent wildfire near Lake Tahoe and pose a threat to their safety, a day after a flare-up forced thousands of residents to flee. Officials believed they had a handle on t.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jun 25, 2007 @ 10:05am neoform

USA Today -- With dozens of homes and cabins already destroyed by wildfire, crews worked Sunday to protect hundreds of others tucked in the hills of the scenic Kenai Peninsula. The fire has burgeoned to 81 square miles since Tuesday, consuming 35 far-flung cabins i.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun May 20, 2007 @ 11:50am neoform

FOX News -- A fast-moving wildfire had burned more than 2,500 acres Sunday and chased thousands of people from campsites near Los Padres National Forest, authorities said. No injuries were reported. The fire was 50 percent surrounded by early Sunday morning, said.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun May 20, 2007 @ 1:40am neoform

FOX News -- Firefighters appeared to be gaining control over a wildfire that has threatened homes and other structures in two northern Arizona forests. The 6-square-mile Promontory fire was 60 percent contained by Saturday and officials projected full containment by.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat May 19, 2007 @ 3:15pm neoform

CNN -- Firefighters appeared to be gaining control over a wildfire that has threatened homes and other structures in two northern Arizona forests. The 6-square-mile Promontory fire was 60 percent contained by Saturday and officials projected full containment.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu May 17, 2007 @ 1:14pm neoform

FOX News -- Thanks to a timely rainstorm, New Jersey firefighters believe they will be able to declare a massive wildfire under control sometime Thursday. The fire, which began Tuesday afternoon on a military bombing range in the South Jersey Pinelands region abou.. Read More