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  • Mule Train Supplies Calif. Wildland Firefighters

    SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST -- A pack train of 30 horses and mules is helping to supply firefighters who are working to contain the three- week old Lion Fire in the Golden Trout Wilderness. The animals are hauling food and supplies...

    News • July 29th, 2011

  • California Wildland Fire Continues to Grow

    LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. -- The Lion Fire, presently at 11,411 acres, is expected to grow this week as firefighters continue to focus on securing the perimeter and containing the fire. Managing the fire safely has been a chief...

    News • July 27th, 2011

  • Massive Oklahoma Grass Fire Reignites

    EDMOND, Okla. -- A massive grass fire that tore through northeast Edmond on Friday reignited in several spots Saturday, firefighters said. Fire officials said they were working to put out several hot spots in the...

    News • July 16th, 2011

  • Fla. Firefighters Died After Tractor Got Stuck
    Fla. Firefighters Died After Tractor Got Stuck

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- An investigation into last month's death of two north Florida firefighters found the men were overtaken by the blaze while trying to get a forestry tractor free of a tree stump. Veteran firefighters Josh Burch, 31, of...

    News • July 14th, 2011

  • Two Oklahoma Firefighters Hurt in Wildland Fire

    CHICKASHA, Okla. -- Two firefighters were hurt on Thursday afternoon battling a grass fire in Grady County, authorities confirmed. It happened near Chickasha. The firefighters suffered first- and second-degree...

    News • July 8th, 2011

  • Utah-Based BLM Firefighter Dies at Texas Wildland Fire

    A Hotshot wildland firefighter from Idaho died while fighting a blaze in Texas.Caleb Hamm, 24, a member of the Bureau of Land Management's Bonneville Interagency Hotshot crew, according to The Desert News.Hamm had six years' experience as a...

    News • July 8th, 2011

  • Budget Cuts Force CAL Fire to Nix Super Tankers
    Budget Cuts Force CAL Fire to Nix Super Tankers

    Southern California's wildfire season is just heating up, but the state will most likely be without a key tool after two contracted converted DC-10s fell victim to budget cuts.

    News • July 7th, 2011

  • Plane Crash Kills 1, Sparks Wildfire in Colorado

    CUSTER COUNTY, Colo. -- A southern Colorado plane crash left one person dead, another hospitalized and ignited a 70-acre wildfire Sunday, authorities said. The small plane with two people aboard crashed near Wetmore...

    News • July 6th, 2011

  • Fireworks Starts Texas Grass Fire, 2 Homes Burn

    HOWE, Okla. -- The Leflore County Emergency manager said a large grass fire is burning out of control off of Texas Road near West Maple Street in Howe, Okla. Firefighters said fireworks sparked the fire. Hawke Ashford...

    News • July 2nd, 2011

  • Flaming Hawk Blamed for Calif. Wildland Fire

    MOSS LANDING, Calif. -- Fire crews said a hawk was responsible for a fire near the Moss Landing power plant. Firefighters said the hawk hit tow power lines on Sunday, causing it to ignite and fall to the...

    News • June 27th, 2011

  • Thousands Told to Leave as Texas Fire Grows
    Thousands Told to Leave as Texas Fire Grows

    GRIMES COUNTY, Texas -- A fire that has burned about 5,000 acres and destroyed dozens of buildings in Grimes County was 35 percent contained on Tuesday morning. About 30 homes have been destroyed in the fire that started Sunday. Grimes County...

    News • June 21st, 2011

  • Two Forest Rangers Killed Battling Fla. Fire

    Two state forest rangers trapped by shifting flames died while fighting a wildfire.

    News • June 21st, 2011

  • Florida Wildfire Continues to Threaten Homes

    OSTEEN, Fla. -- Some rain did fall, on a destructive Volusia County wildfire, but not enough to put it out on Tuesday night. In all, three homes were lost, 38 hunting camps, 10 buildings, and seven vehicles off of Ila road. Only the chimney of...

    News • June 15th, 2011

  • Campfire May Have Started Largest Ariz. Wildfire

    SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. -- U.S. Forest Service officials have confirmed that they have talked with a number of "persons of interest" in connection with the Wallow Fire, the largest wildfire in Arizona history. Anyone in the area of Bear Wallow...

    News • June 15th, 2011

  • Mitigation Touted for Wildland Fire Prevention

    Wildland fires, such as those currently blazing through Arizona and scorching numerous other areas in the nation, play a "vital role" in the ecological health of the regions in which they burn. They're part of the natural cycle of life on the planet...

    News • June 14th, 2011

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