Calm Winds, New Aerial Assault on Day Fire
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Firefighters got help from a jumbo jetliner Sunday in the battle against a wildfire that has been burning for three weeks in Southern California.
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Firefighters tightened their grip on a massive forest fire in northern California on Friday, with calm weather assisting efforts to contain the blaze, US Forest Service officials said.
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By SCOTT LINDLAW  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - 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.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ A blanket of uneasy calm fell over the South Lake Tahoe area Wednesday as winds stayed tamer than expected and firefighters were able to gain some ground in their battle against the Angora fire.  As night fell, the U.S.
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With the firesâ advance slowed, another phase of firefighting has begun.
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PORT ALLEN, Hawaii Sept. 27, 2004 - Wind up to 60 mph prevented helicopters from lowering rescue workers to the wreckage of a tour helicopter that crashed in a remote mountainous area of Kauai.
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They know what the winds can do. They forecast them. Fight the fires the winds fan. Ready for evacuations that, in years past, never came. They thought they knew, until seven days of fury began a week ago.
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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.
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By Stan Finger, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 6--Bring in the lawn furniture.   Tie down the garbage cans, the trampoline and the gazebo with something hefty.   Today will be windy in the Wichita area and much of central and northern Kansas, forecasters say.
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MILITARY helicopters doused one of Venezuela&#39;s tallest buildings with water yesterday, bringing under control a blaze that many feared would cause the tower to collapse.
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Unpredictable winds played tricks with firefighters trying to extinguish a once-massive wildfire, tamed the night before by a driving rain
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Developed in Redondo Beach, the COIL passes first test firing of such a device meant to be airborne. By Muhammed El-Hasan. The government&#39;s plans to develop a missile defense shield received a boost this week
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Cooler temperatures and higher humidity helped firefighters Monday as they got closer to fully containing one of the largest wildfires in California history.
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By Marti Maguire, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Mar. 3--Johnston firefighters tried some new tricks on their fourth day of battling a mammoth stump fire north of Clayton.
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A fire broke out on Wednesday in a tower under construction at Miami International Airport, but was quickly brought under control, officials said.
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Firefighters battling wildfires that have raged out of control for more than two weeks in Australia have taken advantage of cooler conditions to clear land in an attempt to contain the blazes.
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A COMMUNITY radio station which lost its aerial in storms was rescued by the fire service hours before it was due to go on air.  7 Waves radio trains people from across Mer-seyside and was due to start broadcasting at midnight last night.