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  • Fla. Controlled Burn Becomes Massive Brush Fire

    What started out as a controlled burn by a private corporate landowner, turned into a massive brush fire in Scottsmoor.

    News • November 17th, 2010

  • Wisconsin Man Dies Battling Fire in Cornfield

    EVANSVILLE, Wis. -- An effort to try and stop a controlled burn from spreading to a neighboring farm field might have cost a 63-year-old Albany man his life on Wednesday. James Haddinger was conducting a controlled burn of some tall grass on...

    News • November 4th, 2010

  • More 1,800 Evacuated Due to Colo Wildland Fire

    BOULDER, Colo. -- A 134-acre wildfire burning in Boulder Canyon, near the city limits, forced hundreds of people in several subdivisions to evacuate. "There are no estimates of containment," said Cmdr. Rick Brough of...

    News • October 29th, 2010

  • Huge Wildland Fire Flares Up in Ky. Counties

    -- HARDIN COUNTY, Ky. -- One fire chief called it the largest fire he’s ever seen in Hardin County. Thursday’s fire near Sonora, Ky., burned more than 1,000 acres. On Friday, farmers started picking up the pieces and calculating...

    News • October 22nd, 2010

  • Colo. Firefighters Battle Blossoming Wildland Fire

    LITTLETON, Colo. -- The wind and rugged terrain are the main challenges for fire crews working to contain a fast-moving brush fire in southern Jefferson County. The Wadsworth Ridge fire has grown from 10 acres Friday...

    News • October 11th, 2010

  • California Firefighter Hurt in Fall Off Cliff

    SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. -- A two-alarm fire along the American River Parkway in Fair Oaks threatened several nearby homes Friday. The fire started just before 3 p.m. near Villa Court and took nearly an hour to get under control. More than...

    News • October 9th, 2010

  • Calif. Uses Computer to Predict Santa Ana Winds

    SAN DIEGO -- San Diegans know all too well about wildfires in October. In 2003 and in 2007, wildfires fueled by dry brush started in the East County and tore thorough the rest of San Diego County. This year, San Diego...

    News • October 8th, 2010

  • Firefighters Find Skeleton at Hawaii Brush Fire

    HONOLULU -- Honolulu and Federal firefighters discovered human skeletal remains Monday afternoon, after they contained a quick moving brushfire above Nanakuli Monday. Fire officials called in Honolulu Police and the...

    News • October 5th, 2010

  • No Charges Filed in Colo. Four Mile Canyon Fire

    No charges will be filed against the volunteer firefighter who apparently started the wildfire.

    News • September 23rd, 2010

  • Winds Cause Wyoming Wildfire to Double in Size
    Winds Cause Wyoming Wildfire to Double in Size

    Wildland firefighting crews believed they had a wildfire in Roger's Canyon contained yesterday morning, but winds caused it to double in size.

    News • September 20th, 2010

  • Lawsuit Could End Fire Retardant Use

    JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. -- The fire retardant dropped from air tankers to prevent wildfires from spreading may no longer be an option after 2011. As many as nine air tankers have dropped retardant -- a mixture of water, fertilizer and red dye...

    News • September 14th, 2010

  • Another Large Fire Erupts in Colorado

    DENVER -- An out of control wildfire west of Loveland burned about 700 acres Sunday as authorities ordered residents to evacuate a four-mile radius around Pinewood Reservoir. Loveland officials said residents in the Stone Mountain area, Cedar...

    News • September 13th, 2010

  • Colo. Grassfire Started by Rocket

    ARVADA, Colo. -- A 20-acre grass fire started by a family shooting model rockets west of Arvada has been controlled, officials said Sunday afternoon. Arvada fire spokesman Scott Pribble said the family thought they...

    News • September 13th, 2010

  • Tapes Reveal Cause of Colorado Fire

    BOULDER, Colo. -- The Fourmile Canyon Fire erupted when a vehicle collided with a propane tank Monday morning, according to radio communication moments after the fire was reported. At a Tuesday briefing, Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle said...

    News • September 8th, 2010

  • 1,000 Firefighters Battle Calif. Wildfire

    SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. -- Crews in San Luis Obispo County to continue to battle a wild fire that forced the evacuations of multiple campgrounds in the Los Padres National Forest. The Pozo Fire started Saturday at 12:31 p.m. at Pozo...

    News • August 24th, 2010

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