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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Russian republic besieged by wildfires

upi.com     May 17, 2008          

GORNO-ALTAYSK, Russia, May 17 (UPI) -- Wildfires have destroyed nearly 42 square miles of woodlands in the Russian republic of Tuva, officials say. A duty officer at the regional Ministry of Natural Resources said while firefighters had been able to contain 10 large fires in the southern Siberian...                    

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Russian republic besieged by wildfires

politicalgateway.com     May 17, 2008          

GORNO-ALTAYSK, Russia, May 17 (UPI) -- Wildfires have destroyed nearly 42 square miles of woodlands in the Russian republic of Tuva, officials say. A duty officer at the regional Ministry of Natural Resources said while firefighters had been able to contain 10 large fires in the southern Siberian...                    

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SoCal firefighters battle small blazes amid heat wave

modbee.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 containment...                    

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Weather Helps Firefighters Battling Fla. Wildfires

theledger.com     May 17, 2008          

PALM BAY | Weather conditions are making it a little easier for firefighters to combat wildfires burning in parts of Florida. Fires that destroyed dozens of homes on Florida's Atlantic Coast were 70 percent contained Saturday, the same percentage as Friday.                    

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SoCal firefighters battle small blazes amid heat wave

signonsandiego.com     May 18, 2008          

POMONA – 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 system...                    

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Weather assists crews in wildfire battles

orlandosentinel.com     May 18, 2008          

PALM BAY - Weather conditions have made it a little easier for firefighters to combat wildfires burning in parts of Florida. Fires that destroyed dozens of homes in the Palm Bay and Malabar areas were 70 percent contained Saturday. State Division of Forestry spokesman Todd Schroeder said fires in...                    

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