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'The patient is on fire!'
December 2011: A 29-year-old woman is undergoing minor facial surgery at an outpatient center in Florida when a flash fire erupts. She sustains burns to the face and neck and is airlifted to a burn ce...
Posted on 4/3/12 at 10:03 AM
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The Natives are Restless
You know that is is spring when the pager starts going off during all times of the day and night for grass fires. I am not pointing a finger at any one group, but they seem to be involved more often t...
Posted on 4/9/10 at 5:07 AM
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Strange Places: The Fires of Centralia, Penn.
Smoke rises from a deep fissure in the asphalt, foul fumes and deadly gases seeping up from the depths, where a smouldering fire burns eternally, or maybe just for a few hundred years. Are you in hell...
Posted on 12/2/09 at 12:00 AM
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Athens Is Burning !
Olive groves are burning on the outskirts. Huge clouds of smoke and ashes cover Athens. We spent a month in Greece a few years ago. We loved Athens, the ruins, the food, wine, and the people. Loved th...
Posted on 8/24/09 at 3:44 PM
More blog posts about fires

As fires rage, feds cut funding on prevention

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The federal government is spending less and less on preventing wildfires even as the nation endures increasingly destructive blazes.

By Mead Gruver and Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press , June 19, 2013

Investigators 'zeroing in' on Colo. wildfire start

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Rain helped firefighters douse Colorado's most destructive wildfire in state history, while a new wind-whipped blaze in California forced evacuations and threatened homes Monday near Yosemite National Park.

By P. Solomon Banda, Associated Press , June 17, 2013

Residents anxious to return to Colo. fire zone

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Residents are anxious to return to the scene of Colorado's most destructive wildfire but authorities say it's still not safe.

By Thomas Peipert, Associated Press , June 16, 2013

Some evacuations lifted in destructive Colo. fire

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Firefighters advanced against a monstrous wildfire outside of Colorado Springs, expanding containment lines and lifting evacuation orders for thousands of anxious residents in the most destructive blaze in state history, which has destroyed nearly 500 homes and killed two people.

By Dan Elliott, Associated Press , June 15, 2013

Lightning causes fire at oil facility

KEENE, N.D. — A lightning strike at a saltwater disposal facility near here caused an explosion and a fire Friday morning but did not cause any injuries.

By Forum News Service , June 15, 2013

Jamestown Fire Department calls:

June 15, 2013

Crews battling Colo. wildfire hold flames in check

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Crews battling the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history say they were better prepared to take on the flames because of lessons learned fighting last year's Waldo Canyon Fire, a similarly devastating blaze that devoured hundreds of homes and killed two people only a few miles away.

By Dan Elliott, Associated Press , June 14, 2013

2 found dead in area burned by Colo. wildfire

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Firefighters have at least temporarily battled to a "draw" with a fast-moving fire that has already killed two people and destroyed 379 homes, giving weary authorities and residents the first glimmer of hope after three days of mounting damage, a sheriff said.

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press , June 14, 2013

Thousands flee Colo. wildfire; 92 homes destroyed

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Jaenette Coyne estimates she had five minutes to leave home after calling 911 to report forest fire smoke behind her home.

By Thomas Peipert, Associated Press , June 13, 2013

Trio of blazes burn out of control in Colorado

A trio of Colorado wildfires fueled by hot temperatures, gusty winds and thick, bone-dry forests has burned dozens of homes and forced the evacuation of more than 7,000 residents and nearly 1,000 inmates at medium-security prison.

By Associated Press , June 12, 2013

Little damage reported in fire call

Lint from a clothes dryer caught fire and damaged the dryer’s exhaust vent Tuesday, according to the Jamestown Fire Department.

By Sun Staff , June 12, 2013

Jamestown Fire Department calls May 31-June 5:

June 08, 2013

Western strike teams to help with NM wildfires

Some residents were allowed to return home Wednesday as firefighters shored up lines around one of two wildfires that have raced across thousands of acres of dry forest in northern New Mexico.

June 06, 2013

Fire north of LA forces nearly 3,000 from homes

LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — Nearly 3,000 people from some 700 homes are under evacuation orders as a wildfire north of Los Angeles kept growing, feeding on old, dry brush, some of which hadn't burned in decades.

By Christopher Weber and Reed Saxon, Associated Press , June 03, 2013

NM crews fight wildfires, smoke pours into capital

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Fire crews in New Mexico on Saturday fought two growing wild blazes that have scorched thousands of acres, spurred evacuation calls for dozens of homes and poured smoke into the touristy state capital.

By Russell Contreras, Associated Press , June 02, 2013

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