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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.

A wildfire approached Scotty's Castle in Death Valley National Park , but firefighters managed to keep the flames from reaching the historic complex.

With a bit of help and guidance from seasoned pilot, Garry Stewart, Sault Ste. Marie MPP and Ontario Minister of Natural Resources, David Orazietti, flew a CL-415 water bomber to a small remote forest fire.

An out-of-control wildfire fuelled by strong, gusty winds in Brazeau County has forced an evacuation order for area residents.

A fast-moving brush fire blackened dozens of open acres Wednesday in the remote reaches of southern San Diego County, just north of the Mexican border.

The sight of a dozen firefighters in full gear dousing a dry, grassy hillside Wednesday morning looked a little incongruous, but according to Cal Fire-Butte County officials, it was necessary.

About 200 people were ordered out of their homes in a rural area west of Edmonton on Wednesday as a wildfire fanned by heavy winds burned out of control.

Northeast Region forest fire situation update Northeast Region - May 21, 2013 There was one new fire reported on May 20 in the Northeast Region.

NO charges will be laid following a police investigation into the cause of the Cherryville fire, which destroyed a family home in the Adelaide Hills earlier this month.

A wildfire has now burned about 7 square miles of grass and brush on ridges of the Coronado National Forest in southern Arizona.

A 13-year-old boy playing with a cigarette lighter accidentally started a brush fire in El Cerrito Wednesday that briefly threatened Crawford High School and nearby homes.

A firefightier watches a backfire set in Hungry Valley State Park to halt the prgress of the Grand fire, which charred more than 3,000 acres of wildlands near Frazier Park on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

The fire erupted Monday and the visitor center has been closed, tours have been canceled, and power and phone service is out.

The fire is currently at 61 acres, but is now 60 percent contained. It's burning within a Lee County preserve.

Only days after an out-of-control wildfire threatened the hamlet of Nordegg, abandoned campfires caused 11 small wildfires in the Rocky Mountain House Wildfire Management Area on Monday.