Forest Fire
Fast-moving Mich. wildfire burns 17,000 acres
NEWBERRY, Mich. -- A fast-moving wildfire fed by dry conditions in Michigan's Upper Peninsula continued to burn Friday, consuming 17,000 acres and prompting evacuations of homes and sections of a state park, officials said.
Date: 05/25/2012 | Nation & World
Smoke from massive fire spreads across N.M., Ariz.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Wildfires cast a pall over Memorial Day weekend in parts of the West Friday as smoke from a massive New Mexico blaze prompted widespread air-quality warnings and high fire danger in Colorado spurred officials to put thousands of firefighters on standby.
Date: 05/25/2012 | Nation & World
Wildfire destroys 12 homes in southwestern N.M.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Winds and erratic flames forced firefighters to sit on the sidelines Thursday as a massive fire that destroyed a dozen homes and several other structures in small New Mexico community grew larger and put more buildings at risk.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Nation & World
Investigators think illegal burn sparked Nev. fire
WELLINGTON, Nev. -- A wildfire that destroyed two homes in a rural neighborhood near the California-Nevada line may have been caused by an illegal burn that had been smoldering at a private residence since the weekend, investigators said Wednesday.
Date: 05/23/2012 | Nation & World
Fire burns 20 acres on actor Bruce Campbell's Oregon property
MEDFORD, Ore. -- A southern Oregon wildfire has burned 20 acres of property that belongs to "Evil Dead" actor Bruce Campbell.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Northwest
Northern Ariz. wildfire grows, prompts evacuations
CROWN KING, Ariz. -- Firefighters continued to battle a wildfire Monday in northern Arizona that has forced residents from their homes in the historic mining town of Crown King just weeks ahead of the busy tourist season.
Date: 05/14/2012 | Nation & World
Western states prep for dangerous fire season
DENVER -- The West's 2012 wildfire season exploded in earnest last month with a wind-whipped blaze that killed three people in rugged alpine canyon country near Denver. It took a 700-strong federal firefighting team a week of labor, day and night, to tame the blaze -- and other states throughout...
Date: 04/12/2012 | Northwest
Average wildfire season expected in state
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Northwest Interagency Fire Coordination Center expects a normal wildfire season this year in Washington, after four years with a below-average number of acres burned.
Date: 04/12/2012 | Northwest
Fire crews focusing on hot spots after Reno fire destroys 32 homes
RENO, Nev. -- Austin and Sarah Hardage's home is burned to its foundations -- the sad aftermath of an early-morning conflagration that raged through an area of southwest Reno.
Date: 11/20/2011 | Nation & World
1 dead, 25 homes damaged in massive Reno fire
RENO, Nev. -- A cloud of grayish-white smoke settled over upscale homes and horse pastures at Reno's edge Friday as firefighters from across Nevada came close to taming a sudden wildfire that sent 16 people to hospitals and destroyed or damaged 25 houses.
Date: 11/18/2011 | Nation & World
Short wildfire season in Washington
SPOKANE -- A relatively short fire season was good news for most people in Washington this year, but less so for a Spokane business.Chewack Wildfire sends crews to help state and federal agencies fight wildfires.
Date: 10/27/2011 | Northwest
Country stars raise $500K for Texas fire victims
AUSTIN, Texas -- Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines told a thunderous crowd Monday night that "there was zero hesitation" when her band was asked to perform with fellow country music stars to raise money for victims of recent wildfires in her home state of Texas.
Date: 10/17/2011 | Nation & World
Wildfire burns 2,000 acres near Sunnyside
SUNNYSIDE -- A wildfire burned about 2,000 acres of brush Wednesday near Sunnyside before Yakima Valley firefighters got the upper hand.KVEW reports helicopters with water buckets helped douse the fire that was driven by a 15 mph winds.No homes or other structures burned.
Date: 09/29/2011 | Northwest
Central Ore. fire kept from development, ranches
PORTLAND -- Fire crews say they have been able to keep a wildfire in central Oregon from getting to ranches and a golf and residential development.
Date: 09/23/2011 | Northwest
Cousins charged in Ariz. wildfire appear in court
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Two cousins have been banned from national forest land after being charged with accidentally causing the largest wildfire in state history.Caleb Malboeuf and David Malboeuf appeared in federal court Monday in Flagstaff.
Date: 09/19/2011 | Nation & World
Boundary Waters fire in Minn. hits 60,000 acres
MINNEAPOLIS -- A rapidly expanding wildfire in Minnesota's north woods spread a plume of smoke across the Upper Midwest on Tuesday, with haze smudging the sky as far away as Chicago and Milwaukee, where the Brewers closed their stadium roof before a night game.
Date: 09/13/2011 | Nation & World
Firefighters gain ground on central Calif. fires
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Thousands of firefighters and an aircraft fleet battled Tuesday to tame a string of lightning-caused wildfires that have burned 108 square miles of rural central California brush and bush.No homes have been damaged.
Date: 09/13/2011 | Nation & World
Crews gain slowly on central Calif. wildfires
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Several hundred homes faced mandatory evacuations and at least one school district was closed Monday as a string of lightning-caused wildfires posed a stubborn challenge to firefighters in Central California.
Date: 09/12/2011 | Nation & World
18 homes destroyed in Wash. blaze
GOLDENDALE -- Eighteen homes have burned in a blaze moving through dry forests near Washington state's Satus Pass and that number could increase, officials said Sunday.
Date: 09/11/2011 | Northwest
New view shows 64 buildings burned in Wash. wildfire
GOLDENDALE -- A new aerial view of a wildfire on Friday showed that 64 buildings have been lost to the blaze that continues to burn uncontrolled near Satus Pass in Washington, fire officials said Friday.
Date: 09/09/2011 | Northwest
Ore. governor to fly over Mount Hood fire
Despite hot, dry weather, firefighters are making progress on fires burning in the Cascade Range from Mount Hood to southern Oregon.Gov. John Kitzhaber is scheduled for a flight Friday over the Dollar Lake fire that is burning within 4,600 acres on the north side of Mount Hood.
Date: 09/09/2011 | Northwest
Hot, dry winds could fan stubborn Ore. wildfires
Red flag warnings went up Thursday for hot, dry winds and thunderstorms that could fan stubborn wildfires burning in Oregon.
Date: 09/08/2011 | Northwest
Wildfire near Satus Pass forces evacuations
YAKIMA -- A wildfire that is threatening several dozen homes and also disrupted traffic on Highway 97 between Goldendale and Toppenish.
Date: 09/08/2011 | Northwest
Red flag warning issued for wildfire danger
SEATTLE -- SEATTLE -- The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for a high level of wildfire danger on Wednesday over much of Washington's Cascade and Olympic mountains. The weather service warns that a combination of low humidity and warm temperatures could create the potential...
Date: 09/06/2011 | Northwest
Crews protecting Portland, Ore., water supply from fires
Focused on protecting the water supply for the Oregon city of Portland, crews worked Tuesday to keep the wildfire on Mount Hood inside a wilderness area and scouted locations for backup fire lines linking fuel gaps created by old logging sites.
Date: 09/06/2011 | Northwest
Fire threatens homes near Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND -- Several homes near Port Townsend have been evacuated after a 15-acre wildfire burned close to them.The fire is southwest of the downtown area and in a heavily wooded area with about 50 waterfront homes. No injuries have been reported.
Date: 09/05/2011 | Northwest
Olympic National Forest fire grows to 150 acres
SEATTLE -- A wildfire has burned about 150 acres in the Olympic National Forest and is expected to grow.U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Donna Nemeth said Monday afternoon that no structures are threatened and no one has been hurt in the blaze that began Thursday in the Duckabush River area.
Date: 09/05/2011 | Northwest
Olympic National Forest fire grows to 100 acres
Associated PressSEATTLE -- The blaze burning in the Olympic National Forest is now at 100 acres and expected to grow under Sunday's warm and dry conditions.
Date: 09/04/2011 | Northwest
Olympic National Forest fire grows to 50 acres
SEATTLE -- A fire in the Olympic National Forest has grown to 50 acres, and officials are asking for more resources to help put it out.U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Donna Nemeth said officials have ordered six additional crews and a helicopter.
Date: 09/03/2011 | Northwest
Firefighters in Oregon expecting unfavorable weather
PORTLAND -- Firefighters working on a dozen major fires or groups of fires in central and eastern Oregon have things to worry about as the Labor Day weekend nears.
Date: 09/01/2011 | Northwest
Firefighters battling 9 major fires in Oregon
Thirty-five fires were burning on the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs reservation, Warm Springs Fire Management spokesman Bob Sjolund said. One that ignited in hills within a half mile of the town of Warm Springs was burning away from structures and was not considered a threat to the 2,500...
Date: 08/26/2011 | Northwest
Crews rush to corral wildfires in Northern Rockies
BILLINGS, Mont. -- Crews facing adverse weather forecasts rushed to bolster protective lines around blazes that have scorched tens of thousands of acres in the Northern Rockies, while firefighters in Oregon worked to corral a range fire that forced a kids' science camp to evacuate.
Date: 08/25/2011 | Nation & World
Federal charges filed in massive Arizona wildfire
PHOENIX -- Federal charges have been filed against two cousins accused of accidentally causing the largest forest fire in Arizona's history by leaving a campfire unattended.
Date: 08/24/2011 | Nation & World
Brush fire near Spokane started by stolen truck
SPOKANE -- Firefighters were called out early Friday to a brush fire in the Nine Mile area near Spokane.KREM reported the fire was started by a burning truck that had been stolen.Nearby homeowners spotted the flames about 2:30 a.m., and firefighters built a line to protect homes.
Date: 08/19/2011 | Northwest
Wildfire closes Highway 2 near Leavenworth
LEAVENWORTH -- About 90 firefighters are working to contain a 100-acre blaze that is burning in steep terrain northeast of Leavenworth and has forced the closure of Highway 2.
Date: 08/18/2011 | Northwest
Cold 2011 has benefits: Wildfires in state way down
OLYMPIA -- The cold, wet weather that persisted through much of Washington this year has helped minimize the number of wildfires that usually wreak havoc during the summer months.
Date: 08/16/2011 | Northwest
Fireworks likely started 800-acre wildfire
FINLEY -- Benton County officials say an 800-acre wildfire that burned wheat and range land in Finley was most likely started by fireworks.
Date: 07/22/2011 | Northwest
Crews contain I-90 wildfire west of George
GEORGE -- Fire crews have contained a wildfire burning along Interstate 90 in central Washington.The fire is still burning in grass and sagebrush on the south side of the highway, about 5 miles west of George at Milepost 141.
Date: 07/15/2011 | Northwest
Dreary days cooler than human BBQ weather
Ah, rain in the middle of July.Folks dabbing brows in Phoenix, Ariz., may not even know, because it doesn't rate national press, that summer has been unusually mild and great for rock hunting in Western Washington.
Date: 07/15/2011 | Local News
WA wildfire contained after burning 200 acres
SOAP LAKE -- A Grant County spokesman says a central Washington wildfire that started with a campfire burned across about 200 acres of sagebrush and grass before firefighters contained it.
Date: 07/12/2011 | Northwest
Prince William, Kate visit devastated Canadian town
SLAVE LAKE, Alberta — Prince William and Kate saw burned-out cars, blackened trees and the charred remains of homes in a surprise visit to a Canadian village heavily damaged by a wildfire.
Date: 07/06/2011 | Nation & World
Western governors turn focus to wildfires
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Thursday that one of her biggest fears when she became chief executive of the state two years ago was a devastating wildfire.
Date: 06/30/2011 | Northwest
Here’s your checklist for preparing before disaster strikes
Preparation is key to being able to handle the impact of your house being damaged or destroyed.But the decisions you make after such an event can make the difference between a quick recovery or an extended rebuilding process.
Date: 06/26/2011 | Business
Fires a bad omen for summer
PHOENIX -- The wildfires sizzling through dried-out forests and grasslands across the Southwest are a bad omen in a fire season that is expected to continue for weeks until nature provides relief in the form of seasonal rains.
Date: 06/22/2011 | Nation & World
McCain responds as wildfire damages border area
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. -- It always comes back to illegal immigration in Arizona -- even when the state is on fire.
Date: 06/20/2011 | Nation & World
Wildfires still rage while some Ariz., N.M. evacuees return home
PHOENIX -- Some residents evacuated because of wildfires in Arizona and New Mexico were allowed to return to their homes Saturday as firefighters battled strong winds and hot weather to try to keep more houses, dry forests and stretches of high desert from being consumed by the flames.
Date: 06/18/2011 | Nation & World
More fire prevention efforts urged
WASHINGTON -- Western state lawmakers from both parties said Tuesday the federal government's firefighting efforts don't seem to place enough emphasis on prevention, resulting in the devastation that took hold in eastern Arizona, where more than 733 square miles have burned since May 29.
Date: 06/14/2011 | Nation & World
Wildfire could force more evacuations
LUNA, N.M. -- An enormous wildfire in eastern Arizona is poised to become the largest in state history, as firefighters on Tuesday tried to keep the blaze from crossing into New Mexico and devouring a small mountain town.
Date: 06/14/2011 | Nation & World
Colo. forest fire spreads
WESTCLIFFE, Colo. -- Fire crews are attacking a wildfire burning on about 1,800 acres in southern Colorado in dry, windy conditions.Gusts of up to 45 mph and dry weather Monday helped drive the fire northwest of Westcliffe in the San Isabel National Forest.
Date: 06/13/2011 | Nation & World
Ariz. fire fight moves to N.M. border
LUNA, N.M. -- Crews battling a massive wildfire in eastern Arizona for two weeks shifted their focus Monday to New Mexico, where they lit fires to stifle flare-ups that skipped along treetops threatening a small mountain town.
Date: 06/13/2011 | Nation & World
Russian forest fires could be even worse this year
MOSCOW -- A devastating wave of wildfires across Russia could ravage millions of acres of forests and cause worse damage than last year's catastrophic blazes, environmentalists and officials said Thursday.
Date: 06/10/2011 | Nation & World
Ariz. wildfire forces evacuation of another town
SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. -- Stiff winds whipped up a gigantic blaze in the mountains of eastern Arizona on Monday, forcing the evacuation of a third resort town and casting a smoky haze over states as far away as Iowa.
Date: 06/06/2011 | Nation & World
Wildfire near Fairbanks grows to 19 square miles
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaska forestry officials continued their attack Monday from the air, water and ground on a 19-square mile wildfire 15 miles northwest of Fairbanks.
Date: 06/06/2011 | Northwest
Crews gain ground on Alaska wildfires
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- More than 500 firefighters were tackling a 16-square-mile wildfire Sunday that was inching toward structures and the trans-Alaska oil pipeline northwest of Fairbanks.
Date: 06/05/2011 | Northwest
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