Officials claim victory over Nev. blaze
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Officials declared victory Sunday over a wildfire that just missed two upscale subdivisions in the Sierra foothills west of Reno.
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By Ben Winslow and Sara Israelsen Deseret Morning News  The U.S. military has admitted responsibility for a wildfire that started on the Utah Test and Training Range and quickly grew to a 32,000-acre blaze.
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Firefighters tackling a major blaze following an explosion at an Essex oil refinery say it is now under control.
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By Jordan Robertson  Associated Press  SAN JOSE, Calif.
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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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Fire crews set backfires to halt flames from reaching a remote community in northern Ventura County threatened by one of the largest and longest-burning wildfires in state history.
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By Erin Sherbert, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Feb. 24--Far East County residents appear to want better fire protection services, but whether they are willing to pay for it is questionable, fire officials said.
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After watching the fire in Salt Lake City where
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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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A series of communication breakdowns and confusion over who was in charge led to 21 firefighters being trapped and two people burned by a Nevada wildfire in July, a report said Wednesday.
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By Katherine Rosenberg, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Feb. 4--VICTORVILLE -- A group of dedicated homeowners not only had the tenacity to help remove a problem tenant from their area, but they alerted authorities to a home which later had to be condemned, officials said.
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By Taylor Bright, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Mar. 4--After the York County Council voted to halt the building of new landfills Wednesday, an air of victory surrounded landfill opponents as they clapped and shouted in celebration.
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By Christopher D. Kirkpatrick, Jen Aronoff and Victoria Cherrie, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 11--LENOIR -- Eugene and Violet Anderson were home last spring when a van pulled up and the mayor, a county commissioner and several others piled out.
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By Leslie Griffy, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 12--A church near the apartment building gutted by a fire last week is taking donations for the 150 residents that the blaze left without a home.
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By Dennis Welch and Beth Lucas, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  May 30--Thousands of East Valley residents now living outside city limits soon could have a new way to get emergency fire protection.
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More than 1,000 firefighters fought lightning-sparked blazes that had burned more than 80,000 acres across northern Nevada by Tuesday, putting just about every available piece of equipment and firefighter on the lines.
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With ash drifting down and the Tahoe Basin bathed in milky smoke, firefighters were grateful late Monday that the biggest disaster in the region's history wasn't even more disastrous.  If the treacherous Sierra winds kick up again, however, all bets are off.