Fire Danger Puts Area Parks on High Alert
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By Jessie Mangaliman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 23--Bay Area park officials are on high alert today after a fire weather warning from the National Weather Service.
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Firefighters believe it could take another few days to control a blaze burning in the Grampians National Park. The fire, at the Bomjinna Picnic Ground, started on Christmas Day, burning almost 400 hectares of rugged bushland.
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By Ryan Lillis, M.S. Enkoji and Dorothy Korber, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 27--SOUTH LAKE TAHOE -- One gust and one tree changed the face of the Angora fire Tuesday afternoon as the wind unleashed a new wave of flame that roared toward the lake and sent 2,000 more residents fleeing.
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Huge wildfires, such as the ones that have charred more than 460,000 acres this week in Southern California, are becoming more common in the Western United States, and scientists say warming trends and other climate factors may be responsible.
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While firefighters have gained the upper hand in some areas, details of the latest reports from fire officials show that the trouble is far from over.
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FIREFIGHTERS will backburn this afternoon in an attempt to gain control of a bushfire in rugged country in the Grampians National Park in Victoria&#39;s west.
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A third large crack has formed on Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, park officials said Wednesday. A forest area that is home to rare plants and species could be in danger.
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By Jessica Klipa, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Mar. 3--MANATEE -- On the same day that the state issued a heightened wildfire awareness alert, a controlled burn got out of hand in Parrish during a land clearing operation off Mendoza Road.
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Science & environment: Some of Britain's most outstanding areas of natural beauty are at risk from the sort of fires that devastated Greece this summer, according to new analysis looking at the threats posed by global warming.
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By Phil Long, The Miami Herald  Mar. 5--Cool, windy, dry conditions have made all of South Florida and the Treasure Coast highly susceptible to wildfires today.   There is a "red flag" warning in effect through 7 p.m.
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As scientists warned that an eruption of Mount St Helens seemed imminent, eager tourists camped out along park roads, hoping to catch a glimpse of the seething volcano.
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A fire in the Badlands burned about 4,000 acres and sent flames 80 feet into the air Thursday, and fire officials feared the blaze could quickly grow because of high winds and drought conditions.
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By John Simerman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jun. 26--LAKE TAHOE -- The Angora fire ravaging the South Lake Tahoe area jumped over Highway 89 this afternoon forcing hundreds of residents along Tahoe Keys Drive to fight or flee.
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Fire crews in Londonderry are tackling a huge blaze which has caused extensive damage at a retail park.
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LOCKWOOD VALLEY, Calif. -- Fire crews guarded homes and ranches Wednesday as a stubborn wildfire that has jumped containment lines crept within a half-mile of hundreds of dwellings.
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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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By SHANNON DININNY  STEHEKIN, Wash. - Firefighters cut trees and vegetation Tuesday to try slowing the growth of an 11-square-mile wildfire that has chased summer tourists from this rural, mountainous region.