Texas Fires Kill 4, Destroy More Than 1,600 Homes September 8, 2011 By Jim Vertuno and Michael Graczyk One of the most devastating wildfire outbreaks in Texas history has left more than 1,600 homes in ruins and stretched...
60 Homes Destroyed in Fire Northwest of Houston September 8, 2011 Central Texas is not the only area in the state fighting wildfires. The Texas Forest Service says 60 homes have...
Central Texas Fires Slowly Being Contained but Blazes Continue Across State September 7, 2011 Three out of four of the main fires burning on the outskirts of Texas’ capitol city, Austin, have been mostly...
Oregon Wildfires Threaten Homes August 30, 2011 Weather conditions improved for firefighters trying to contain a 45,000-acre grass fire in central Oregon, after red flag warnings expired....
Aon Benfield Cat Recap Highlights China Floods; Quakes, Wildfires July 7, 2011 Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corp., has released the latest edition of its Monthly...
With Wildfires Contained, Arizona Shifts to Thwarting Summer Floods July 7, 2011 By Bob Christie The biggest forest fire in Arizona history is all but contained, and authorities are shifting their focus to preventing massive...
Pres. Obama Signs Disaster Declaration for Texas Wildfires July 5, 2011 By Jim Vertuno President Barack Obama has signed a major disaster declaration for parts of Texas ravaged by wildfires in April and early...
Florida Counties Ban Fireworks Due to Wildfire Risk June 23, 2011 Drought conditions and rampant wildfires have forced 29 Florida counties to ban open fires. And for 22 of those counties,...
Wildfires Continue to Plague Arizona, New Mexico June 22, 2011 By Patricia-Anne Tom Fourteen homes have been destroyed in Arizona yesterday, after the Monument Fire burning near Sierra Vista went south into neighborhoods....
Wildfires Burn 3 Dozen Homes Across Texas June 21, 2011 Firefighters in Texas are attempting to contain more wildfires after several blazes broke out across the state and destroyed more...