Crews work to contain fire in Sierras
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Crews worked through the night to fight a wildfire that has blackened nearly 100 square miles and chased scores of people from their homes in the northern Sierra Nevada.
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Firefighters in California battle to stem fires that have scorched hundreds of homes as rain eases Alaskan fires.
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SAN FRANCISCO Sept. 5, 2004 - Hot dry winds hampered the efforts of firefighters battling a 9,200-acre wildfire in California wine country on Sunday, and promised no respite for the next two days.
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Some 800 firefighters have been called into service recently to help battle the hillside fire threatening portions of Southern California.
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WASHINGTON _ Wildfires around California's Lake Tahoe and Alaska's Kenai Peninsula are fanning the firefighting costs that officials are trying to curtail.
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A wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foothills burned 13 homes and 45 other buildings in rural subdivisions before firefighters obtained 85 percent containment over it on Sunday afternoon.
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Crews fighting a 4,200-acre wildfire outside of Sedona were burning vegetation in an effort to strengthen a protection line and clear the way for more evacuees to return home.
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Firefighters gained ground Sunday against a wildfire that has burned more than 200 square miles in the Los Padres National Forest, aided by calmer winds and aircraft dropping water and fire-smothering chemicals.
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A panel reviewing last fall's deadly Southern California wildfires called Friday for additional personnel and equipment as a means of responding quickly and with overwhelming force before small blazes spread.
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Firefighters sprayed water with snowmaking machines to save a $12 million log ski lodge from a wildfire that has forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 homes, officials said Monday.
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By Christina Almeida THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  OJAI -- Teams of firefighters hiked into the wilderness Monday to fight a stubborn, two-week-old wildfire by hand that scorched more than 125 square miles of chaparral and timber along the Los Angeles- Ventura County line.
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Firefighters, volunteers and aircraft tackle forest blazes that have caused widespread death and destruction.
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GEYSERVILLE, Calif., Sept. 6 -- Firefighters were hampered by erratic wind and low humidity Monday as they made slow progress against a fire that had burned nearly 12,000 acres and four houses in the Northern California wine country.
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By CATHERINE TSAI  NEW CASTLE, Colo. - Crews used controlled fires to gain ground against an 1,800-acre blaze in western Colorado, but forecasters predicted more hot, dry weather and wind gusts on Thursday.
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A federal firefighting team took over direction of efforts Sunday to halt a fast-moving wildfire that had killed three people
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OJAI, Calif. -- Firefighters lost ground Sunday against a large blaze in a national forest as gusty winds fanned the flames, shutting down highways and prompting officials to urge evacuations.
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By GILLIAN FLACCUS  OJAI, Calif. - Helicopters lifted off as winds calmed Sunday, ferrying water and transporting firefighters to battle a three-week-old wildfire that has scorched more than 200 square miles of the Los Padres National Forest.