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Wildfire evacuation orders lifted in Oklahoma

LUTHER, Okla. — Several wildfires raging around the parched Oklahoma landscape prompted more evacuations Sunday as emergency workers sought to shelter those forced out by flames that destroyed dozens of homes and threatened others in the drought-stricken region.

By By Tim Talley, Associated Press , August 05, 2012

Wind, heat fuel destructive Oklahoma wildfires

A wind-whipped wildfire sweeping through rural woodlands south of the Oklahoma City has burned a number of homes as firefighters struggle to contain it in 113-degree heat.

August 03, 2012

National Guard helps patrol Colorado fire damage

More than 150 National Guard soldiers and airmen are helping Colorado Springs police staff roadblocks and patrol streets after a deadly wildfire killed two people and destroyed nearly 350 homes.

June 30, 2012

Remains of person missing in Colo. fire are found

Authorities say they have found the remains of a person reported missing in an area burned by a 64-square-mile fire in northern Colorado.

June 12, 2012

Normal wildfire season predicted for now

An official with the Northern Rockies Coordination Center says forecasters for now are expecting a normal wildfire season.

March 27, 2012

Six N.D. counties institute burn bans

Six North Dakota counties have declared fire emergencies and instituted immediate burn bans.

March 14, 2012

California fire sparked by plane crash threatens 650 homes

TEHACHAPI, Calif. (AP) — Strong winds on Monday fanned a fast-moving wildfire that was ignited by a deadly plane crash, forcing residents to flee and threatening 650 homes in this mountain community.

September 05, 2011

Wildfire near Austin, Texas, destroys 300 homes

Authorities say a wildfire burning southeast of Austin, Texas, has destroyed about 300 homes and is advancing unchecked through parched ranchland along a 16-mile front.

September 05, 2011

Nuclear weapons lab reopens as fire danger fades

Smoke still hung in the air from a northern New Mexico wildfire that came dangerously close to the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory, but life was returning to normal Wednesday as thousands of employees showed up for their first day of work in more than a week.

July 07, 2011

Massive Ariz. wildfire expected to enter NM

SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. — A massive wildfire in eastern Arizona that has claimed more than 30 homes and cabins and forced nearly 10,000 people to flee was poised to move into New Mexico on Friday, threatening more towns and possibly endangering two major power lines that bring electricity from Arizona to West Texas.

By By Susan Montoya Bryan, The Associated Press , June 10, 2011

Arizona wildfire rekindles debate

SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. — A raging wildfire that could become the largest in Arizona history is rekindling the blame game surrounding ponderosa pine forests that have become dangerously overgrown after a century of fire suppression. Some critics put the responsibility on environmentalists for lawsuits that have cut back on logging. Others blame overzealous firefighters for altering the natural cycle of lightning-sparked fires that once cleared the forest floor.

By By Bob Christie, The Associated Press , June 10, 2011

Wildfire forces evacuation of another Arizona town

Stiff winds whipped up a gigantic blaze in the mountains of eastern Arizona on Monday, forcing the evacuation of a third resort town and casting a smoky haze over states as far away as Iowa.

June 07, 2011

Wildfire in Wyoming

Wildfire in Wyoming

September 21, 2010

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Calif. wildfire-area communities prepare for rain

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California communities below wildfire-scorched mountains made preparations Monday for the possibility of fast-moving floods laden with mud and rocks as a Pacific storm headed for the West Coast.

October 12, 2009

California wildfire 75 percent contained

A 27-square-mile Southern California wildfire was 75 percent contained Friday as the withering Santa Ana winds that had fanned it faded away.

September 26, 2009

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