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Prescribed Burn Gets Out of Hand in Florida

A prescribed burn flared out of control in the Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area and threatened about a dozen homes.

News • March 30th, 2013

Fire Mitigation Efforts Paid Off For Colo. Community

The Waldo Canyon fire last summer gave the forest service and other officials with Fire Adapted Communities a first glimpse of how long-established mitigation protects a neighborhood hit by wildfire.

News • March 28th, 2013

S.C. Authorities Investigate Delay in Fire Response

Horry County officials are trying to determine why it took three minutes to dispatch a call for a massive brush fire that claimed dozens of homes and displace nearly 200 residents.

News • March 26th, 2013

Colo. Lawmakers Propose State Wildfire Aircraft Fleet

Colorado senators plan to introduce a bill next week to create a state fleet of aircraft to fight fires.

News • March 22nd, 2013

Colo. Wildfire Victim, 91, Fights With Insurance Company

A victim of the Waldo Canyon fire is suing her insurance agent because she alleges he negligently drafted an insurance policy that didn't cover the cost of replacing her home.

News • March 22nd, 2013

Agreement Reached in Idaho Firefighter's Death

An agreement has been reached regarding the citations levied in the wake of the death of a U.S. Forest Service firefighter who was killed by a falling tree in last summer's Steep Corner fire.

News • March 22nd, 2013

S.C. Responders Describe Chaos of Massive Fire

A weekend fire that destroyed 26 buildings and displaced 190 people moved so quickly through the Carolina Forest and Windsor Green, there just wasn't time to do much of anything.

News • March 22nd, 2013

S.C. Wildland Fire Destroys 26 Apartment Buildings

Hundreds of residents were displaced when a wildland fire of unknown cause leveled the condominium development at Waterford Plantation.

News • March 19th, 2013

Scared And Squealing Litter of Puppies Saved in Tenn.

A litter of seven puppies was found hidden beneath a cabin in Pigeon Forge as a wildland fire ripped through the area. The mix-breed pups, thought to be feral, were taken to an animal shelter.

News • March 19th, 2013

Debris Fire Erupts in Colo., Threatens Homes

Fire burned about 15 acres in the St. Charles River bottom on Monday threatening at least six homes as firefighters scrambled to extinguish the blaze.

News • March 19th, 2013

Fire on Calif. Delta Island Allowed to Burn Out

A fire on Lower Sherman Island, not accessible by vehicle, is being allowed to burn itself out as it posses no threat to homes.

News • March 18th, 2013

Tenn. Firefighters Battle Brush Fire at Dollywood

Firefighters from 13 departments battled a blaze at the Dollywood theme park in Sevier County. No structures were threatened by fire.

News • March 17th, 2013

Case Against Man Who Sparked Calif. Wildfire Dropped

The man accused of throwing a firework that touched off the Robber Fire that burned between Foresthill and Colfax, was released after investigators said there was no evidence of malice in his action.

News • March 13th, 2013

Calif. Chief in Soup For Ordering 'Devastating' Fire Break

The chief of Marin County parks is blaming the Mill Valley fire chief for what she called a devastating and perhaps un-nescssary clearing of vegetation around in the county's Open Space District.

News • March 11th, 2013

Drought Forces Okla. Firefighters to Prepare For Worse

With drying-up water resources, responders are forced to plan how to conserve the most valuable weapon against fire in their arsenal.

News • March 6th, 2013

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