Barry Helps Tame Wildfires in Ga., Fla.
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WAYCROSS, Ga. - Tropical Storm Barry and its remnants gave a much-needed soaking to thousands of acres of burning swamp and timberland in northern Florida and southeastern Georgia.
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Wind-blown wildfires threatened more than 1,100 homes in Colorado and Arizona, where drought conditions and gusting winds created ideal conditions for spreading the flames.
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Mother Nature helped firefighters tackling a raging forest blaze near California&#39;s Lake Tahoe early Tuesday, with weather conditions helping to halt the advance of the flames, officials said.
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ATHENS, Greece  - Forest fires that have ravaged Greece for more than 10 days have largely come under control after killing 64 people and leaving thousands homeless, the fire brigade said on Monday.
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WAYCROSS, Ga., June 3 -- Tropical Storm Barry and its remnants gave a much-needed soaking to thousands of acres of burning swamp and timberland in northern Florida and southeastern Georgia.
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A rainstorm helped firefighters gain control of wildfires burning across the Sierra Nevada, including a nearly 17,000-acre blaze and a smaller fire ignited by a suspected arsonist in Yosemite National Park.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Florida  - The remains of Tropical Storm Barry brought high winds and heavy rains to Florida on Saturday, but the downpour was welcomed in a parched state that has been battling stubborn wildfires.
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WAYCROSS, Ga.  -- Tropical Storm Barry and its remnants gave a much-needed soaking to thousands of acres of burning swamp and timberland in northern Florida and southeastern Georgia.
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By The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Dec. 13--LAKEWOOD RANCH -- A tractor cutting brush at the Lakewood Ranch Corporate Park sparked a brushfire Tuesday afternoon that burned three acres and left the strong smell of burning wood lingering in the air.
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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.
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A cold weather front was helping to quell wildfires across several western US states on Tuesday but authorities warned the risk of further blazes across the region remained high.
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Fire crews scrambled on Monday to control scores of wildfires that flared up in drought-stricken Virginia and the Carolinas over the weekend.
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President Bush toured fire-ravaged Southern California today, where air tankers worked to contain the fires that still threaten thousands of homes.
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BRUNSWICK, Ga. - As the cost of wildfires that have burned nearly 585,000  acres in southeast Georgia and north Florida continues to escalate,  President Bush brought a promise of help Tuesday.
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TAMPA, Florida  - Tropical Storm Barry bore down on Florida on Saturday with high winds and torrential rains, but the downpour was welcomed in a parched state that has been battling stubborn wildfires.
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By GORDON JACKSON  FOLKSTON -- Despite the arrests of at least nine people suspected of setting arson wildfires in the region the past month, firefighters have been repeatedly called to extinguish suspicious blazes in the region.
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Firefighters and homeowners got cooler temperatures and hint of rain Friday to help douse a wildfire that has forced people out of homes and cabins.