Fresh Firefighters Help California Blaze
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An infusion of fresh manpower helped firefighters gain the upper hand Tuesday on a wildfire that had burned across more than 12,500 acres and destroyed four homes in Northern California's wine country.
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Firefighters hoped for high winds to abate on Tuesday, enabling them to start containing the fast-moving fires that have engulfed a massive swath of Southern California, claimed some 700 homes and sent thousands fleeing.
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By Gillian Flaccus THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  OJAI -- Firefighters, aided by calmer winds and aircraft dropping water and fire-smothering chemicals, gained ground Sunday against a wildfire that has burned more than 200 square miles in the Los Padres National Forest.
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More than 200 firefighters from Arizona and Oregon joined the fight Thursday against a group of fast-growing wildfires in southeastern Washington, and officials said they still need more help.
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Survivors of firestorms that destroyed more than 2,000 homes in Southern California found reasons Sunday to be thankful even as the damage toll mounted and firefighters worked to contain blazes.
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Forestry and fire officials called for hundreds of residents to be evacuated after a fierce wildfire raging outside Los Angeles regained momentum.
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Improved weather and more manpower helped fire crews hold the line against two fires burning more than 407 square miles in northeastern Nevada on Saturday.
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The latest updates on the wildfires raging across Southern California.
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Thousands of evacuees return to their California homes, some of which are wrecked, as wildfires subside.
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By AMANDA FEHD MEYERS, Calif. - Firefighters trying to tame a raging wildfire that has destroyed some 200 homes near Lake Tahoe Tuesday suffered a setback when the blaze jumped a fireline near a densely populated area, forcing a new round of evacuations, authorities said.
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By Stephen Curran, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Jun. 14--As temperatures soared Wednesday, emergency personnel took to land, water and air to battle two small fires in the North County and another near Arroyo Grande, all just before 3 p.m.
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International wildfire crews could be called to help fight blazes in the bone-dry West as U.S. officials on Wednesday boosted the nation's wildfire alert to its highest level.
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A lull in strong winds fanning one of the largest wildfires in California history helped firefighters as they battled to bring the blaze under control, state officials said.
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One of the larger fires in Southern California is a suspected arson, a fire official confirmed Thursday.
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More than 60 firefighters are tackling a blaze at a engineering works in County Londonderry.
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Firefighters battle at least 16 wildfires as half a million mainly rural Californians are ordered to leave their homes.
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By Tom Gardner Associated Press  RENO, Nev. -- Improved weather and more manpower helped fire crews hold the line against two fires burning more than 407 square miles in northeastern Nevada on Saturday.