Latest Wildfire Headlines
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Wildfires Burn Across Texas; Weekend Losses Expected to Top $100M
Sep 6 2011 // While Tropical Storm Lee drenched Southeast Louisiana with up to 15 inches of rain over the weekend, the low pressure system whipped up strong northwesterly winds across Texas that are blamed for the rapid spread of...
Oregon Wildfires Threaten Homes
Aug 30 2011 // Weather conditions improved for firefighters trying to contain a 45,000-acre grass fire in central Oregon, after red flag warnings expired. A dispatcher at the Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center in Prineville said...
‘Friday Night Lights’ Star Featured in PSAs Supporting Texas Firefighters
Aug 25 2011 // Actor Kyle Chandler has taped public service announcements for Texas volunteer fire departments needing money after an intense year of wildfires. Chandler, who plays a West Texas football coach in the television series...
40 Homes Destroyed in Deadly Okla. Wildfire
Aug 14 2011 // Residents in Pawnee County, Okla. have started to sift through the ashes following a wildfire that destroyed nearly 40 homes and may have done up to $20 million worth of damage, according to official estimates. Dozens of...
Oklahoma Wildfire Destroyed 40 Buildings
Aug 11 2011 // The weekend wildfire that swept through a rural swath of Pawnee County, damaging or destroying at least 40 structures and charring thousands of acres, was brought under control Tuesday afternoon but not before it did some...
Officials Warn of Arkansas Forest Fire Danger
Aug 8 2011 // The Arkansas Forestry Commission said it suppressed at least 18 wildfires so far this weekend. A spokesman says crews are still trying to contain another 12 wildfires across the state. Extreme wildfire conditions have been...
Forestry Service Says Oklahoma Could Face Fire Crisis
Aug 2 2011 // Heat and drought could lead to a wildfire crisis in Oklahoma for the rest of the summer, a state forestry official said. Forester George Geissler said that both rangeland in western Oklahoma and the wooded hills of eastern...
Aon Benfield Cat Recap Highlights China Floods; Quakes, Wildfires
Jul 7 2011 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corp., has released the latest edition of its Monthly Cat Recap report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide during...
With Wildfires Contained, Arizona Shifts to Thwarting Summer Floods
Jul 7 2011 // The biggest forest fire in Arizona history is all but contained, and authorities are shifting their focus to preventing massive flood damage as summer storms begin to hit. The specialized firefighting management teams that...
North Carolina Wildfire Spreads; Homeowners Evacuate
Jul 6 2011 // Ten homes have been evacuated and three destroyed by a wildfire in Bladen County that has nearly doubled in size over the past three days, fire officials said Tuesday. State Forest Service spokesman Chris Meggs said a...
Pres. Obama Signs Disaster Declaration for Texas Wildfires
Jul 5 2011 // President Barack Obama has signed a major disaster declaration for parts of Texas ravaged by wildfires in April and early May, ordering federal aid to help state and local recovery efforts. The White House had previously...
Wildfire Still Threatens Los Alamos Nuclear Facility
Jun 30 2011 // Wildfire is threatening Los Alamos National Laboratory in northern New Mexico, and has burned more than 10,000 acres, local officials report. Although an increase in humidity early Tuesday was a short-term benefit, rounds...
$400M Impact Seen From East Texas Wildfires
Jun 30 2011 // Wildfires that devastated East and Southeast Texas last week not only destroyed homes but also millions of cubic feet of forest timber, authorities said. According to the Texas Forest Service, a fire in Grimes County that...
North Carolina Wildfire Threatens Homes
Jun 30 2011 // North Carolina officials said a wildfire in Pender County has grown to nearly 30,000 acres and poses a danger to more than 2,000 homes. On Wednesday forecasters said they expected wind shifts to push smoke from the fire...
Oklahoma Wildfire That Destroyed 13 Homes Under Control, Residents Return
Jun 27 2011 // A massive wildfire that destroyed 13 homes the Medicine Park, Okla., area was contained on June 25, allowing residents to return to their homes. Firefighters from a few local agencies remained on the scene to mop up hot...
North Carolina Residents Near Wildfire Urged to Evacuate
Jun 24 2011 // Residents near the Onslow and Pender county line in North Carolina are being evacuated on a voluntary basis as a wildfire spreads. As of Thursday, the fire has burned 20,000 acres. Fire officials said the wildfire started...
Florida Counties Ban Fireworks Due to Wildfire Risk
Jun 23 2011 // Drought conditions and rampant wildfires have forced 29 Florida counties to ban open fires. And for 22 of those counties, the ban covers fireworks. The Florida Division of Forestry said that more than 440 active wildfires...
Wildfires Continue to Plague Arizona, New Mexico
Jun 22 2011 // Fourteen homes have been destroyed in Arizona yesterday, after the Monument Fire burning near Sierra Vista went south into neighborhoods. All told, there are six fires burning in Arizona, and five in New Mexico. As of June...
Wildfires Burn 3 Dozen Homes Across Texas
Jun 21 2011 // Firefighters in Texas are attempting to contain more wildfires after several blazes broke out across the state and destroyed more than three dozen homes. Hundreds of people were told to evacuate June 19 after fires swept...
Some evacuees in AZ, NM Return Home From Wildfires
Jun 20 2011 // Some residents evacuated because of wildfires in Arizona and New Mexico were allowed to return to their homes as firefighters battled strong winds and hot weather to try to keep more houses, dry forests and stretches of...
