Crews Battle 'Slop-Over' Blaze
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By Mary Hopkin, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Sep. 15--DAYTON -- Firefighters spent Thursday attacking wind-blown spot fires that jumped over Columbia Complex fire lines at Forest Road 40 in the Umatilla National Forest.
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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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The 12 crew of an oil industry support vessel are  winched to safety after fire breaks out off Aberdeen.
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By Mike Zapler and Leslie Griffy, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun. 27--Firefighters battling the stubborn Lake Tahoe fire brace for a day of erratic winds that are expected to wreck havoc with their efforts to corral the blaze.
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Rescue operation under way after trawler fire leaves 23 crew members stranded without power.
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Firefighters took advantage of calmer wind to dig more lines in their battle against a blaze that has threatened hundreds of homes near this central Washington town.
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Firefighters were battling a massive fire following an explosion Wednesday morning.
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A fire in County Tyrone which led to the evacuation of properties is being treated as arson.
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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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By DIRK MEISSNER  TELKWA, B.C. (CP) - A forest fire crew battled rising flood waters rather than flames Thursday as northern British Columbians fought feverishly to hold back rising flood waters near Smithers.
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By Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Jun. 17--Firefighters south of Anchor Point kept a wildland blaze at bay Saturday, felling trees, laying hose and drowning out hot spots on the fire's edge, state firefighters said.
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Firefighters bring a major fire at a business in the Dock Street area of Strabane under control.
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Specialist firefighters rushed Monday to tackle a huge blaze at a chemical plant in Crewe, while police set up an exclusion zone.
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Firefighters were hampered by erratic wind and low humidity 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 REX BOWMAN  Firefighters battling a five-day-old, 900-acre blaze in stiff winds and steep terrain near the Virginia-Kentucky line pinned it down yesterday with help from a light snow.
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Five firefighters were injured Friday morning, some severely, while battling a blaze at a bar, officials said.
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Flames fanned by strong winds and high temperatures hamper firefighters tackling bush fires in south-eastern Australia.