Wildfire News

A reported off-road outing by two men in Fairfield on Friday afternoon left a field scorched by flames and their vehicle destroyed, according to police and fire officials.

Fire crews are working to contain a large brush fire that has shut down the westbound lanes on Interstate 580, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Coconino County Sheriff's Deputies have arrested 25-year-old James Duncan, a transient hitchhiker, originally from Mississippi, for starting a wildfire.

FIREFIGHTERS from Slamannan, Cumbernauld, Falkirk, Larbert and Denny were called to tackle the blaze which is believed to have spread over scrubland and forest near Falkirk.

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A combination of wildfire smoke, dust from windy conditions and higher humidity is combining to produce haze and poor air quality in Albuquerque and areas north and south of the city.

Authorities say the blaze east of the mountain town of Julian grew to 1,850 acres and is 70 percent contained Friday.

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Fire crews have shut down one lane on Highway 4 as they work to clear the area of a small brush fire that began in the center divide, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The fire started after what was supposed to be a controlled burn got out of control and has impacted about 800 acres in San Diego County.

Winds were causing problems for firefighters working to put out a 20-acre fire south of Highway 160 near County Road 442.

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Firefighters have extinguished a two-alarm grass fire that threatened homes near the intersection of state Highway 4 and Interstate Highway 80 in Hercules Friday afternoon, according to Contra Costa County Fire Protection District dispatchers.

North San Juan and Cal Fire firefighters responded to a residential fire at 5 a.m. Friday at Highway 49 at Peterson's Corner, said North San Juan Fire Engineer Christoffer Montelius.

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Solano County fire crews spent a large part of Thursday morning battling a three-alarm grass fire that started near the old water treatment facility in Vacaville and burned approximately 10 acres, sending a large plume of smoke into the air.

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A brush fire scorched five acres of terrain in the Castaic area near Santa Clarita today before it was called 100 percent contained, authorities said.

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The fire near Brokaw Road and Interstate 880 was first reported at 2:45 p.m., Capt.