Latest Wildfire Headlines
All the headlines from our Wildfire Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Massive Central Utah Wildfire Continues to Grow
Jul 9 2007 // A massive wildfire that has swept across two central Utah counties and closed two highways continued to grow over the weekend, officials said. So far, the Milford Flat Fire has burned an estimated 160,000 acres, or 250...
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Jul 2 2007 // Lake Tahoe fire estimated to incur more than $25 million in losses A wildfire in Lake Tahoe, Calif., that has destroyed at least 220 homes and forced about 1,000 people to flee their neighborhoods is anticipated to incur...
California Teams, Laws To Aid Victims in Lake Tahoe Fire
Jun 27 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has dispatched Damage Assessment and Disaster Fraud Response teams to Lake Tahoe to assist consumers with the losses from the Agora fire burning at Lake Tahoe. Meanwhile, a...
Lake Tahoe Fire Estimated to Incur More than $25 Million in Losses
Jun 26 2007 // A wildfire in Lake Tahoe, Calif., that has destroyed at least 220 homes and forced about 1,000 people to flee their neighborhoods along the Lake’s southern edge as of Monday is anticipated to incur more than $25...
Wildfire Burns on Colorado’s Western Slope
Jun 21 2007 // The New Castle Fire burning near Glenwood Springs, Colo., has forced the evacuation of about 90 homes with another 100 on high alert, according to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association. In light of the fire,...
Rain Helps Stop Spread of Wildfires in North Carolina
Jun 19 2007 // Rain has helped stop the spread of wildfires in North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest that have been burning for more than a week. Neither the 600-acre-fire at Dobson Knob or the 1,900-acre-fire at Shortoff...
More Arizonans Working to Protect Homes from Wildfires
Jun 19 2007 // Efforts to better safeguard homes from the threat of wildfire have taken off in mountain communities throughout Arizona, with homeowners cutting down trees, removing wood piles, raking leaves and caulking around windows to...
Ga. Governor Requests Presidential Emergency Declaration
Jun 5 2007 // Gov. Sonny Perdue sent a letter to the president requesting an emergency declaration for all 21 Georgia counties impacted by the continual widespread threat of drought and wildfires that has consumed more than 490,000...
Insurers try to prevent losses in wildfire hotspots
Jun 4 2007 // Spooked by devastating wildfire seasons, the nation’s top insurers are inspecting homes in high-risk areas throughout the West and threatening to cancel coverage if owners don’t clear brush or take other...
Insurers try to prevent losses in wildfire hotspots
Jun 4 2007 // Spooked by devastating wildfire seasons, the nation’s top insurers are inspecting homes in high-risk areas throughout the West and threatening to cancel coverage if owners don’t clear brush or take other...
High Expectations Create Hazard for Firefighters in the Wild
May 29 2007 // A building boom of homes on the fringes of wilderness has created a new kind of hero: the wildland firefighter who often saves the day — and the homes. But success has created high public expectations that can have...
Ala.: Sumter County Wildfire Apparent Arson
May 25 2007 // A wildfire apparently intentionally set scorched more than 700 acres in a remote area of Sumter County and sent heavy smoke over Alabama Highway 17, forcing an overnight traffic detour. Firefighters battled the flames for...
Ga. Gov. Releases $7 Million to Fight Southeast Georgia Wildfires
May 22 2007 // Gov. Sonny Perdue issued an executive order that allocates $7 million in unspent state funds to fight the wildfires in southeast Georgia. The fires have burned over 130,000 acres in Georgia. “These additional funds...
Fire outlook: 2007 wildfire season looks wicked
May 21 2007 // Fire scientists are predicting an above-average wildfire season from May through August 2007, according to the National Interagency Fire Center Predictive Services Group based in Boise, Idaho. In its “National...
Wildfires take major toll in Georgia, Florida
May 21 2007 // Officials closed a 35-mile stretch of Interstate 75 from the Georgia-Florida state line to Lake City, Fla., as well as a 40-mile stretch of Interstate 10, from U.S. 90 to U.S. 129, as a gigantic wildfire approached them...
Spring wildfires, floods wreak havoc from coast to coast
May 21 2007 // Nature’s fury made life miserable from one end of the United States to the other, with people forced out of their homes by wildfires near both coasts and the Canadian border and by major flooding in the Midwest. And...
Wildfires take major toll
May 21 2007 // Officials closed a 35-mile stretch of Interstate 75 from the Georgia-Florida state line to Lake City, Fla., as well as a 40-mile stretch of Interstate 10, from U.S. 90 to U.S. 129, as a gigantic wildfire approached them...
News Currents
May 21 2007 // Spring wildfires, floods wreak havoc from coast to coast Inmates from the Georgia Department of Corrections use Class A foam and rakes Tuesday, May 1, 2007 to extinguish the remains of a fire in Waycross, Ga. As part of a...
News Currents
May 21 2007 // Fire outlook: 2007 wildfire season looks wicked Fire scientists are predicting an above-average wildfire season from May through August 2007, according to the National Interagency Fire Center Predictive Services Group...
Insurers Try to Prevent Losses in Wildfire Hotspots
May 21 2007 // Spooked by devastating wildfire seasons, the nation’s top insurers are inspecting homes in high-risk areas throughout the West and threatening to cancel coverage if owners don’t clear brush or take other...
