1 hr ago | The Sydney Morning Herald
Up to 100 fires are burning across NSW as a large swathe of the state begins a day of total fire bans.
5 hrs ago | News.com.au
'Incompetent' fire chief's payout
EXTREME INCOMPETENCE: WA Coroner Alastair Hope has released a damning finding into the deaths of three truckdrivers in a bushfire at Boorabbin in 2007.
10 hrs ago | San Gabriel Valley Tribune
County fire recommends brush clearance, reinstituting aerial water...
The U.S. Forest Service should change how it attacks fires in the Angeles National Forest, implementing techniques and policies more in line with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, according to a county report on the Station Fire released Tuesday night.
14 hrs ago | News.com.au
Nation braces for fire conditions
Extreme bushfire danger around the nation today has fire officials on high alert with record high temperatures expected.
19 hrs ago | Pasadena Star-News
Angeles Forest wildfire suspect in mental institution
A 25-year-old transient who was arrested on suspicion of starting one fire and questioned for possible involvement in starting the massive Station Fire has been sent to a mental institution.
ENVIRONMENT: Wildfires Spreading as Temperatures Rise
Future firefighters have their work cut out for them. Perhaps nowhere does this hit home harder than in Australia, where in early 2009 a persistent drought, high winds, and record high temperatures set the stage for the worst wildfire in the country's history.
Wildfire Smoke Patterns To Be Analyzed
Researchers at the University of Maryland say they will use a cluster of IBM computers to analyze wildfire smoke patterns to provide real-time assessments.
Fire near school land under investigation
NEKOOSA -- A fire that began near Nekoosa High School's nearby forest did not endanger any buildings, school and environmental officials said.
Court note a door to world of addiction
When Charlton's Nicole Anderson walked into Dudley District Court Wednesday, she probably did not expect to end up in handcuffs.
Fires rage as country swelters
Soaring temperatures, strengthening winds and possible thunderstorms have emergency services across South Australia on high alert / File Firetrucks collide while fighting fire 'Catastrophic fire conditions' declared Adelaide swelters in 43 degrees TWO firetrucks have collided while fighting a bushfire in South Australia, as many parts of the ...
USFS urged to allow night aerial firefighting
The U.S. Forest Service should allow helicopters to fight fires during darkness, a tactic that could have been used in the critical first hours of the summer's gigantic and deadly wildfire in the Angeles National Forest, a Los Angeles County Fire Department report found.
Firefighters brace for toughest day
VICTORIAN firefighters face their toughest conditions since Black Saturday amid heat, dry winds and the threat of lightning strikes today.
Bushfire warning as heatwave hits NSW
NSW residents have been told to prepare their homes for bushfire, with sweltering heat expected to hit most of the state in coming days.
Australia braces for catastrophic day
South Australia faces a second day of catastrophic bushfire danger on Thursday. Temperatures are expected to soar into the 40s across the state, with Adelaide also forecast to have a top of 43C.
SoCal wildfire 95 percent contained
Cold weather and calm winds are helping firefighters in their battle against a wildfire in southern Orange County.
Marshall County Tribune-Courier
Inmates accused of manufacturing meth behind Calvert school
Calvert City employee implicated in crimes By Misti Drew Tribune-Courier News Editor mdrew@tribunecourier.com CALVERT CITY - A brush fire that erupted behind Calvert City Elementary School has led to the arrest of a Calvert City employee and accusations that state inmates were manufacturing methamphetamine in broad daylight.
Firefighters in Beaver County battle brush fires
Dozens of Beaver County firefighters have been battling two large brush fires this morning.
Fire Crews Battle Brush Fire In Greenbrier County
Firefighters responded to a brush fire Monday, Nov. 16. The fire was burning along Tuckahoe Road in White Sulphur Springs.
Fight against tree-killing mountain pine beetles gets $25M from Alberta, Ottawa
The Alberta and federal governments hope another $25 million will help contain a massive swarm of tree-killing mountain pine beetles before they spread farther east.
Brush Fire Burning Along Ortega Highway
Fire officials are battling 10 acre wildfire that was triggered by a tractor that crashed into a power pole near Ortega Highway.
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