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BOISE. Idaho. - California currently is experiencing one of the worst fire seasons in the state's history. Thousands of lightning strikes touched off vegetation wrought by drought and high temperatures, causing hundreds to evacuate their homes and businesses. Last year, the Boise National Forest on July 17th kicked off a similar major fire event when fires eventually consumed over 200,000 acres, with numerous evacuation notices issued for mountain communities. ... Source: abcnews.go.com --- 6 days ago
Bush visits northern California to survey record-breaking Wildfires, offer federal assistance ... Source: topics.cnn.com --- 5 days ago
President Bush will visit Northern California to get a first-hand look at the Wildfires that have ravaged hundreds of square miles and strained the state's firefighting resources ... Source: www.moreover.com --- 5 days ago
Scattered showers forecast for California's northern mountains Sunday won't likely extinguish stubborn Wildfires still threatening homes but could mean more lightning for the charred region, fire officials said. ... Source: www.salon.com --- 6 days ago
Fire crews on Friday had extinguished all but 38 of the more than 2,000 blazes ignited over the past month, allowing most mandatory evacuations to be lifted so residents could return home for the weekend. Flames swept through 1,413 square miles around the state after a lightning storm on ... ...
Source: www.channel4.com --- 13 days ago
Wildfires have killed one person and forced 10,000 people to flee from their homes in northern California. ... Source: www.npr.org --- 13 days ago
Over the past three weeks, more than 20,000 firefighters have battled nearly 1,800 fires in California and there's no immediate relief in sight. Timothy Duane, professor of environmental policy and land use at the University of California at Berkeley, talks with Linda Wertheimer about the economics of firefighting and how it has changed. ... Source: www.signonsandiego.com --- 6 days ago
A group of recommendations designed to bolster wildfire protection in the county was hailed by one county supervisor and lambasted by another yesterday. “This is a historic step,” said Supervisor Ron Roberts, who co-chairs the San Diego Regional Fire Protection Committee with San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders. ... Source: www.ktvb.com --- 13 days ago
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"The weather pattern, if it holds the way it is now, we should be able to get a foothold around these fires,"Â said Pete Munoa, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. ... Source: cbs5.com --- 6 days ago
California firefighters by Saturday had managed to contain 98 percent or all but 38 of the more than 2,093 wildland blazes ignited over the past month in the state, allowing most mandatory evacuations to be lifted so residents could return home for the weekend. ... Source: www.rgj.com --- 4 days ago
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) � Cooler weather has allowed fire crews to corral Wildfires across California, but a handful of stubborn, hard-to-reach mountain blazes Saturday were still keeping residents from their homes. ... Source: www.spokesmanreview.com --- 4 days ago
The Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and Idaho Department of Lands issued a joint news release today warning that conditions are ripe for Idahos wildfire season to kick off to a roaring start just as it did last year at this time. Although the wildland fire season has been relatively quiet in Idaho, recent record high temperatures are drying our rangelands just in time for summer lightning storms, the agencies reported. The forests are also drying, particularly at the mid-elevation areas. Typically, late July is the beginning of potential large fires in the west central Idaho Mountains. Last year at this time, dry lightning storms ignited almost 100 fires throughout Idaho, which eventually burned over 2 million acres and contributed to the worst fire season Idaho had experienced since 1910. ( Full post ) ... Source: cbs5.com --- 5 days ago
Wine connoisseurs often describe a wine's qualities as "grassy," or tasting of cherries or chocolate. But this year's vintage could have a smoky flavor no one wants. ... Source: www.kvewtv.com --- 13 days ago
Firefighters remain on the frontlines of a wildfire in Spokane Valley.... more>> ... Source: www.fortmilltimes.com --- 13 days ago
Here's a look at the Wildfires burning across Eastern Washington. Firefighters were aided Friday by cooler temperatures and diminishing winds: ... Find more results for Wildfires on RSSMicro.com |
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AP - President Bush offered federal help and encouragement Thursday to some of the 25,000 firefighters working under a blazing sun to contain Wildfires that make up the single largest fire event ever recorded in California. ...
Four helicopters, 40 firefighters, and a number of waterbombers are continuing to battle a large wildfire burning precariously close to an eastern B.C. town. ...
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday ordered 2,000 more National Guard troops to join the 400 already on firefighting duty. Australia, Canada, Greece, Mexico and New Zealand are also sending firefighters and equipment, federal officials said. ...