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Texans Say They Hope to Rebuild After Wildfires

POSSUM KINGDOM LAKE, Texas -- Their homes have been reduced to a gray heap of ashes, and acres of trees turned into blackened sticks. Yet many who live in a lakeside community ravaged by a massive Texas wildfire -- whether in a million-dollar mansion, a quaint lake house or a simple fishing cabin -- say they hope to...

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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New Mexico Wildfire Hits Unfortunate Milestone

A massive wildfire that has burned more than 265 square miles in the Gila National Forest has become the largest fire in New Mexico history, fire officials confirmed Wednesday.

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Lighter Winds Help In Fight Against 122,000-Acre New Mexico Wildfire As Multiple Fires Burn Across Colorado

Lighter winds aided crews at a massive wildfire in southwestern New Mexico's Gila National Forest, but they still were unable to stop the blaze that has raged across more than 190 square miles of mountainous forest lands since last week.

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Nevada Wildfire 2012: 2 Homes Destroyed Before Blaze Recedes

HOLBROOK JUNCTION, Nev. A fast-moving wildfire erupted in a rural neighborhood near the Nevada-California line and destroyed two homes but no injuries have been reported and the danger from what one frightened resident described as a "wall of fire" was subsiding.

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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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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...

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05/31/12 Breaking News: UPDATE: Youngstown Hit Hard With... Source: ABC - WYTV 33 - Youngstown OH The two-alarm fire at the vacant RRI tire shredding plant was only the beginning of what would prove to be an overwhelming and exhausting night for city firefighters.
05/31/12 Moor firestarters could face Â£20,000 fine Source: Telegraph & Argus - Bradford - UK Potential arsonists are being warned if they start grass fires they could be faced with a Â£20,000 fine.
05/31/12 Firefighters battle forest fire near Edwinstowe for... Source: BBC Nottingham THOUSANDS of square metres of grass and undergrowth went up in smoke after a forest fire broke out at Edwinstowe.
05/31/12 Second Kailua fire raises suspicion Source: ABC - KITV 4 - Honolulu HI Two fires in two days, near each other in Windward Oahu, have strained the Honolulu Fire Department's resources.
05/31/12 Second fire breaks out in Kailua Source: ABC - KITV 4 - Honolulu HI Two fires in two days, near each other in Windward Oahu, have strained the Honolulu Fire Department's resources.