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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...

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...

Hot, Dry Weather Stokes Raging Texas Wildfires

FORT WORTH, Texas - Firefighters on Sunday continued battling out-of-control wildfires scorching nearly 400 square miles across the state, including a West Texas blaze that narrowly missed a historic frontier Army cavalry fort and one of the world's leading astronomical research facilities. A fast-moving wildfire had...

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06/03/12 Firefighters' burning issue Source: The Mercury - Tasmania - Australia VOLUNTEER firefighters are up in arms after learning potentially life-saving breathing apparatus will be removed from remote and rural brigades across the state.
06/03/12 3 injured, 3 homes destroyed in massive NJ fire Source: Bloomfield Life - Bloomfield NJ Authorities say an intense, fast-moving fire has destroyed three homes in Perth Amboy and seriously injured three people.
06/03/12 Fire crews battle several N.M. wildfires Source: ABC - KOAT 7 Firefighters are battling wildfires across the state.
06/03/12 Crews squelch 3 NM wildfires sparked by lightning Source: CBS - KFDA NewsChannel 10 - Amarillo TX Firefighters were able to save several structures and fully contain three wildfires that were sparked by lightning south of Portales in eastern New Mexico.
06/03/12 Timely arrival of fire fighters keeps fire from... Source: BCLocalNews.com Recently Cranbrook Fire and Emergency Services received a 911 call reporting of structure fire in a town home at 2362 3rd Street South.