Tahoe Fire Jumps Line in Setback for Crews
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By John Simerman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jun.
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By Tom Gardner Associated Press  RENO, Nev. -- Improved weather and more manpower helped fire crews hold the line against two fires burning more than 407 square miles in northeastern Nevada on Saturday.
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By CHRISTINA ALMEIDA OJAI, Calif. - Firefighters lost ground Sunday against a large blaze in a national forest as gusty winds fanned the flames, shutting down highways and prompting officials to urge evacuations.
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Firefighters tackling a massive blaze in northern California were nervously bracing for a backlash from the weather on Wednesday, with forecasted gusty winds threatening to spread the inferno.
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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.
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - Fire crews expect to have a wildfire that consumed more than 2,700 acres
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RENO, Nev. - A golfer's attempt to get out of the rough and back on the fairway started a grass fire that burned about 20 acres near a golf course, officials said.  The golfer had knocked his ball into dry grass beyond the course on Monday afternoon, officials said.
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By TOM GARDNER  RENO, Nev. - Improved weather and more manpower helped fire crews hold the line against two fires burning more than 407 square miles in northeastern Nevada on Saturday.
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By Gillian Flaccus Associated Press  RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A blaze that killed five federal firefighters last year has emboldened those who question the cost of saving the ever expanding number of homes on the fringe of wilderness.
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BIG TIMBER, Mont. - Heavy smoke slowed firefighters battling a 280-square-mile wildfire Tuesday, and also prompted air-quality warnings for much of the western portion of the state.
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Firefighters in California suffer a setback as a wildfire jumps a village defence line, forcing hundreds to flee.
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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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WASHINGTON _ Wildfires around California's Lake Tahoe and Alaska's Kenai Peninsula are fanning the firefighting costs that officials are trying to curtail.
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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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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - More than 50 homes in Lake Tahoe went up in flames on Sunday as a fast-moving forest fire hit this resort community, prompting U.S. Forest Service officials to order residents out.
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An out-of-control wildfire in the San Bernardino National Forest shifted toward a scattered cluster of homes Saturday, prompting evacuations and forcing road closures.
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BIG TIMBER, Mont. - Heavy smoke has slowed firefighters battling a 280-square-mile wildfire and also prompted air-quality warnings for much of western Montana.