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Federal Team Helping Texas as Second Firefighter Dies

DALLAS -- Weary firefighters finally got a handle on a massive wildfire spanning three northern Texas counties Wednesday, aided by federal reinforcements and a weather change that brought cooler temperatures and calmer winds. But some officials cautioned that the improved weather conditions will last for only a few more...

Wildfires Rage Across Texas, Scorch Over 1 Million Acres

MINERAL WELLS, Texas - A growing wildfire racing through parched fields and woods west of Fort Worth isn't likely to make it far enough to threaten the heavily populated metropolitan area, a state forestry official said Tuesday. The fire started Friday near Possum Kingdom Lake, 70 miles west of Fort Worth, and linked up...

Official: Size of Texas Wildfire May Have Doubled

DALLAS -- A Texas official says a wildfire burning less than 100 miles from the Dallas-Fort Worth area could be twice as big as previous estimates. Texas Forest Service spokesman Marq Webb says the fire burning Tuesday near Possum Kingdom Lake may have grown to about 120,000 acres. It was previously estimated at 63,000...

Winds-Stoked Wildfires Threaten Texas Communities

AUSTIN, Texas - Strong winds and tinder-dry conditions presented more challenges Sunday for firefighters battling a spate of wildfires threatening communities across Texas, including a blaze in Austin that destroyed several homes and prompted an aerial water attack in the capital city. Meanwhile, the Texas Department of...

Some Texans Return to Homes Charred by Wildfires

IVAN, Texas - With calmer winds giving firefighters a chance to get a handle on a few massive Texas wildfires Saturday, some residents returned to their homes - or what was left of them - in communities ravaged by the blazes. Gary Glasscock, who owns a 300-acre ranch near Possum Kingdom Lake, found his ranch house and...

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300 Rescued from burning building in Mexico

Some 300 people were rescued Tuesday from a burning building in the Mexican capital's upscale Santa Fe neighborhood, officials said.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Hewlett Fire Expected To Be Contained Today

Officials are saying that the blaze that burned nearly 8,000 acres of grass, brush and timber in the Roosevelt National Forest should be fully contained as of Tuesday.

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Business Fights Back Until the Truth Is Out

Nicholas Kristof in this past Sunday New York Times wrote that right now any American, any child, could be sitting on a couch or a stuffed chair containing hazardous chemicals linked to cancer, fetal impairment and reproductive problems.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - LOCAL

Hewlett Fire Nearly Contained

Fire crews took advantage of lower temperatures and higher humidity to make key advances on a large wildfire in northern Colorado, one of several burning across the West. Officials said the blaze that scorched 12 square miles was 85 percent contained late Saturday night, compared with the previous report of 45 percent...

THE HUFFINGTON POST - LOCAL

CSU Counselor Ticketed For Starting Blaze With Camp Stove

Hundreds of firefighters are battling a blaze fueled by warm, dry weather in northern Colorado that federal officials say started with a camp stove.

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05/29/12 Lightning strike possible cause of apartment fire Source: NBC - WREX TV 13 - Rockford IL EDGERTON, Wis. Fire officials say lightning may have ignited the blaze that damaged a senior living facility in Edgerton.
05/29/12 Crews work to protect structures in Mich. wildfire Source: The Daily News - Longview WA Crews worked Tuesday to ensure that no more structures were damaged by a wildfire burning across more than 30 square miles of Michigan's Upper Peninsula as high winds in the forecast threatened to test firefighting efforts, an official said.
05/29/12 Fire in Big Cedar laundry fills building with smoke Source: ABC - KSPR - Springfield MO A fire damaged a building at Big Cedar Lodge early Tuesday.
05/29/12 PARIS TN: Fire destroys home on Reynoldsburg Road in... Source: The Paris Post-Intelligencer - Paris TN A Sunday morning fire destroyed a home on Reynoldsburg Road south of Paris despite the efforts of 18 firefighters from three different departments.
05/29/12 Update: Banner Fire 95% Contained at 5,321 Acres Source: Ramona Patch - Ramona CA Accurate mapping has indicated the Banner Fire has scorched approximately 5,321 acres, according to Cal Fire at 7:30 a.m.

Background on Firefighting

Firefighting is the act of extinguishing fires. A firefighter fights fires to prevent loss of life, and/or destruction of property and the environment.

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