Nevada Wildfires Are Nearly Contained
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By MARTIN GRIFFITH  RENO, Nev. - For the first time in three months, firefighters in northeastern Nevada may get a chance to catch their breath.  Crews nearly contained the last of two wildfires that have burned more than 407 square miles since Sept.
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Wildfires bracketed the southern Nevada town of Beatty on Monday, with about 400 firefighters digging in to keep flames at least three miles away, a fire incident commander said.
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Hundreds of firefighters battled Tuesday to contain a wildfire that has forced evacuations in Montana.  The Derby Mountain fire has blackened at least 180,000 acres since last week and gutted 26 homes and 20 outbuildings, the Billings (Mont.) Gazette reported.
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - Firefighters began containing a wildfire near California's popular Lake Tahoe resort on Monday after it engulfed 2,500 acres (1,000 hectares) and destroyed or damaged more than 200 homes, officials said.
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - Firefighters had a wildfire near California's popular Lake Tahoe resort 40 percent contained on Monday after it engulfed 2,500 acres
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By Karl Terry, The Portales News-Tribune, N.M.  Feb. 21--Concerns about a proposed year-round fire ban have apparently been spreading like wildfire since Roosevelt County Commissioners tabled the measure two weeks ago.
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A wildfire that has forced the evacuation of hundreds of expensive homes and once threatened the Sun Valley ski area was expected to be fully contained Monday, a fire manager said.
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Wildfires spread to threaten new areas   Up to 950,000 people already evacuatedOfficials hope winds will aid firefighters todayHelp given by Mexico, state prisoners
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Nevada continued to endure lightning-sparked wildfires on Wednesday, but an approaching rainstorm &amp;#151; complete with a flood watch &amp;#151; held the potential to douse some of the flames.
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Wildfires burned mobile homes, closed highways and forced evacuations from a popular wilderness park Saturday as firefighters worked through scorching heat to contain blazes throughout the West. No injuries were reported.
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All but two of what had been 24 blazes are now more than half contained, bringing firefighters close to claiming victory.
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A wildfire near Lake Tahoe was 40 percent contained Tuesday morning, but authorities said it still threatened more than 1,000 structures.
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Wildfires raged across the western United States on Sunday as firefighters scrambled to prevent flames from spreading across rugged terrain thick with tinder turned bone-dry by scorching weather.
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Firefighters took advantage of calm, humid weather Wednesday morning to extend containment lines around part of a 1,000-acre wildfire that forced scores of people from their homes.
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A 14,000-acre wildfire burned out of control Saturday in Sonoma County's wine country, as another fire in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada destroyed 11 homes.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  RENO, Nev. - A string of wildfires that scorched hundreds of square miles of prime habitat has prompted an emergency antelope hunt and relocation of unprecedented scope in Nevada, state officials said.
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Firefighters racing the weather for control of a turbulent wildfire near this popular resort got a bit of a break Wednesday as high winds forecast to arrive by early afternoon held off, giving crews time to shore up their defenses.