SoCal firefighters battle small blazes amid heat wave

                   
sacbee.com     May 17, 2008            

MOUNT BALDY VILLAGE, Calif. -- Firefighters braced for more hot and dry weather Saturday as they worked to surround a wildfire that has burned 460 acres of parched brushlands in the San Gabriel Mountains. The Bighorn Fire on the flanks of Mount Baldy was 72 percent contained, with full... [read full story]                

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Raging wildfires burn in Southern California

kget.com     May 15, 2008          

Firefighters are struggling to contain a wildfire on one of the biggest mountains in Southern California. As winds began shifting Wednesday night, firefighters worked to put out the fire. It has burned 320 acres and is only 25 percent contained. Firefighters said they're are concerned about high...                

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Thursday wildfires update

tampabays10.com     May 15, 2008          

There’s at least some good news for Brevard County: schools are back in session, despite recent closings due to wildfires. According to Florida’s Emergency Management, more than 8,000 new acres burned over the last day. That makes the total number of burning acres statewide nearly 26,000. The...                

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Firefighters making progress on SoCal wildfire

usatoday.com     May 16, 2008          

MOUNT BALDY VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters face a second day of hot and dry weather as they work to contain a wildfire on towering Mount Baldy. Highs in the area 45 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles were expected to reach the upper 90s Friday. The blaze on the flanks of the 10,064-foot...                

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Wildfires 70 percent contained

tampabays10.com     May 16, 2008          

PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) — Officials say the wildfires that destroyed dozens of homes on Florida's Atlantic Coast are now 70 percent contained. That's up from 60 percent a day earlier in the fires near Palm Bay, a town south of Cape Canaveral. State Division of Forestry spokesman Todd Schroeder says...                

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Mini heat wave creates big wildfire dangers

kval.com     May 17, 2008          

Story Published: May 16, 2008 at 6:18 PM PDT VIDA, Ore. - This mini heat wave means a higher risk of wildfires, as one land owner learned the hard way. It's time again to clear dry brush around the home. Firefighters said the goal is to create a zone around the building which is free of debris....                

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Fla. wildfires that burned homes now 70 percent contained

naples-daily-news.com     May 17, 2008          

PALM BAY -- Officials say the wildfires that destroyed dozens of homes on Florida's Atlantic Coast are now 70 percent contained. That's up from 60 percent a day earlier in the fires near Palm Bay, a town south of Cape Canaveral. State Division of Forestry spokesman Todd Schroeder says...                

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Small wildfires dot Southland

montereyherald.com     May 17, 2008          

POMONA (AP) — Small but dangerous wildfires broke out in bone-dry brushlands around Southern California on Friday as temperatures soared to triple-digit levels in some areas. Firefighters chased outbreaks of fire in five counties as the region withered under the influence of a high- pressure...                

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Wildfire arsonists tough to nab, investigators say

orlandosentinel.com     May 17, 2008          

Kevin Spear and Jim Leusner | Sentinel Staff Writers It's hard to catch a wildfire arsonist -- at least until he slips up. Paul Steensland, the top fire investigator for the U.S. Forest Service until he retired in 2005, found in his extensive surveys of other investigators across the nation that...                

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Calif. Battles Wildfires Amid Triple-Digit Temperatures

foxnews.com     May 17, 2008          

POMONA, Calif. — Small but dangerous wildfires broke out in bone-dry brushlands around Southern California on Friday as temperatures soared to triple-digit levels in some areas. Firefighters chased outbreaks of fire in five counties as the region withered under the influence of a high- pressure...                

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SoCal firefighters battle small blazes amid heat wave

usatoday.com     May 17, 2008          

MOUNT BALDY VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters braced for more hot and dry weather Saturday as they worked to surround a wildfire that has burned 460 acres of parched brushlands in the San Gabriel Mountains. The Bighorn Fire on the flanks of Mount Baldy was 72% contained, with full containment...                

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