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Precipitation Helps Crews Fighting Arizona Wildfire

Precipitation Helps Crews Fighting Arizona Wildfire

Wildfire burned 1,400 acres in the Hualapai Mountains     KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — Overnight rain and snow helped crews working to contain a wildfire that earlier forced the evacuation of over 200 homes and closure of a county park in the Hualapai Mountains in...

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Top-Tier Management Team Sent to New Mexico Wildfire

Top-Tier Management Team Sent to New Mexico Wildfire

Wildfire has burned at least 6,100 acres     OTERO, N.M. (AP) — A top-tier management team and additional air tankers and ground crews have been assigned to a wildfire burning in the Sacramento Mountains of south-central New Mexico. The fire near the Three...

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Weather Conditions Elevate Fire Danger in New Mexico

Weather Conditions Elevate Fire Danger in New Mexico

Critical fire weather expected to shift across state     ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Weather forecasters and land managers are warning that warm, windy and dry conditions are combining to boost fire danger around New Mexico as authorities called for evacuations...

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Northern Michigan Wildfire Contained, Not Growing

Northern Michigan Wildfire Contained, Not Growing

Wildfire began as a prescribed burn     OSCODA, Mich. (AP) — A controlled burn that turned into a 6,100-acre wildfire in Michigan was 32% contained Saturday and not growing, a U.S. Forest Service spokesman said. The fire was in Iosco County, which has part...

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Brush Fire Destroys Los Angeles Home

Brush Fire Destroys Los Angeles Home

Firefighters find fire threatening several homes     LAFD LOS ANGELES - A well-established brush fire quickly consumed one home but firefighter’s quick action and teamwork prevented the spread and further damage to the surrounding structures. At 1:24PM on...

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USFA: Wyoming On-Duty Death

USFA: Wyoming On-Duty Death

Assistant chief contracted COVID-19 while on a wildfire assignment     United States Fire Administration The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Assistant Fire Chief Charles "Chuck" Edward Scottini, 67, of Laramie County Fire...

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Firefighters Battle Wildfire in Northern Ireland

Firefighters Battle Wildfire in Northern Ireland

Wildfire burning since Friday in difficult terrain     LONDON (AP) — Firefighters in Northern Ireland are spending a second day batting fires across difficult terrain on the Mourne Mountains. More than 70 firefighters and 10 fire trucks from across Northern...

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California Finds Hope in Resilient Redwood Forest

California Finds Hope in Resilient Redwood Forest

The entire 18,000-acre park burned hard and fast for 24 hours     By MARTHA MENDOZA Associated Press Writer BIG BASIN REDWOODS STATE PARK, Calif. (AP) — Eight months after a lightning siege ignited more than 650 wildfires in Northern California, the state’s...

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