Flames force Calif. residents to flee yet again

baltimoresun.com     Jul 10, 2008            

By DON THOMPSON | Associated Press Writer OROVILLE, Calif. - Firefighters worked overnight to keep flames from reaching more homes after a lightning-sparked wildfire advanced early Thursday in California's Sierra Nevada foothills. The wildfire in Butte County destroyed at least 50 residences earlier in the week, mostly in Concow and officials did not yet know whether more homes were lost Thursday. "Hand crews and bulldozers were (in Concow) all night, posted at individual homes" trying to turn back the flames, said Joshpae White, an engineer for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Thousands spent another night away from home after fire officials ordered evacuations Tuesday ahead of wind-whipped flames bearing down on the nearby town of Paradise for the second time in just a few weeks. The fire threatens... [read full story]                    

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Crown King no longer in immediate fire danger

outside.in     Jul 3, 2008          

Click the play button on the video window to the right to see the video Firefighters continued to protect the historic mining town of Crown King on Wednesday, hacking away at brush and trees to the south and preparing to burn...                    

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Napolitano Tours Lane 2 Wildfire

outside.in     Jul 4, 2008          

Governor Warns Residents Of Holiday Fire Danger UPDATED: 3:54 pm MST July 3, 2008 CROWN KING, Ariz. -- Gov. Janet Napolitano on Thursday warned Arizona residents to be careful over the Fourth of July weekend as a 9,459-acre...                    

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Gov. Napolitano tours wildfire; warns Arizonans of danger

outside.in     Jul 3, 2008          

Gov. Janet Napolitano on Thursday warned Arizona residents to be careful over the Fourth of July weekend as a 9,600-acre wildfire burned near the historic mining town of Crown King and temperatures above 100 degrees baked the...                    

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Crown King fire still just 10 percent contained

eastvalleytribune.com     Jul 4, 2008          

CROWN KING - A blaze that has chewed through 15 square miles of forest and forced the evacuation of the mountain town of Crown King is still just 10 percent contained. Fire crews working the 9,600-acre fire 20 miles southeast...                    

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Lane 2 Fire Destroys Another Home

outside.in     Jul 5, 2008          

Fire Remains At 10 Percent Contained UPDATED: 4:23 pm MST July 4, 2008 CROWN KING, Ariz. -- The number of homes lost in a fire near Crown King increased to four after fire crews touring areas that had been inaccessible through...                    

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Four homes now lost in Crown King wildfire

outside.in     Jul 5, 2008          

Click the play button on the video window to the right to see the story Fire officials have revised the number of homes lost in a fire near Crown King to four. The latest home was burned along with the others early this week....                    

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Matches, campfires and signal fires, oh my!

nwsource.com     Jul 5, 2008          

By AMANDA LEE MYERS ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER CROWN KING, Ariz. -- In Arizona, the latest wildfire to be caused by man has burned more than 15 square miles, destroyed four homes in the community of Crown King, forced a weeklong...                    

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At root of most wildfires, by far: People

baynews9.com     Jul 6, 2008          

A home sits unharmed in Crown King, Ariz. Tuesday, July 1, 2008. In Arizona, the latest wildfire to be caused by man has burned more than 15 square miles, destroyed four homes in the community of Crown King, forced the weeklong...                    

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At root of most wildfires, by far: People

news-journal.com     Jul 5, 2008          

CROWN KING, Ariz. — Playing with matches, being careless with a campfire, even burning a letter from an estranged husband: Some of the most devastating wildfires in the country's recent history have been started by people.                    

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At root of most wildfires, by far: People

charlotte.com     Jul 5, 2008          

Playing with matches, being careless with a campfire, even burning a letter from an estranged husband: Some of the most devastating wildfires in the country's recent history have been started by people.In Arizona, the latest...                    

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