Weather Service Issues 'Red Flag' Fire Warning
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By Hurst Laviana and Stan Finger, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Mar. 7--A faulty transformer is being blamed for a windswept fire that burned through a west Wichita neighborhood Tuesday as firefighters across the state were forced to cope with a spate of grass and brush fires.
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Wildfires spread to threaten new areas   Up to 950,000 people already evacuatedOfficials hope winds will aid firefighters todayHelp given by Mexico, state prisoners
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By LOVELL-SMITH Mary  Canterbury's rural firefighters are calling on residents to clean up their gardens after the cool, wet spring, which, says spokesman Tony Teeling, has resulted in excessive vegetation growth and significantly increasing fire risk.
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Hot weather and high air-conditioning use in California on Thursday will likely cause the state's power grid manager to call a "Stage 2 power emergency," which causes mandatory electricity use cuts to come business customers, the grid manager said.
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Â·  No rain forecast in south of state until September Â·  Sprinklers and car washing could be stopped
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By Brian Sargent, The Daily Oklahoman  Mar. 5--The potential for wildfires in Oklahoma will be very high today and Tuesday, said a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Norman.
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By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 4--The Grand Forks Fire Department responded to a call about a "burning smell" this morning at the Lakeview Inn and Suites hotel.
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HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 13  /PRNewswire/ -- Decorating your home for the holidays is well under way and the State Fire Commissioner's Office is urging Pennsylvanians to be aware of the fire hazards decorations can cause and to take steps to prevent fires.
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By Cherish Wilson, The Shelby Star, N.C.  Jun. 26--SHELBY -- The wail of weather sirens -- once used for a variety of notifications -- now means that severe weather is on its way.
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The Met Office issues an early warning of severe weather across the whole of the UK.
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Met ireann has issued a severe weather warning and forecasts gusts of up to 100 m.p.h. in exposed parts of the west and south this evening.
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By WAYNE PARRY  PLAINFIELD, N.J. - The first sign this would not be a normal day at the Plainfield Fire Department came shortly after 8 a.m., when someone banged on the firehouse door, yelling, "The building next door is on fire!" It soon got worse.
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Firefighters racing the weather for control of a turbulent wildfire near this popular resort got 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 Pat Reavy Deseret Morning News  The Sandy Fire Department is the latest to urge residents to take precautions against what could potentially be a long and dangerous wildfire season -- especially those who live along the Dimple Dell gully.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Mar. 10--Emergency management officials in Johnston County enlisted a state helicopter equipped with a heat-sensing capability to fly over a smoldering debris dump fire Friday and identify hot spots.
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By Ben Aguirre Jr  FREMONT -- For most people, cold weather and fire danger are terms not often linked.   But firefighters know not to be fooled by the weather or the holiday glee. This could be a tragic season for folks if they don't exercise certain safety measures, they warn.
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OJAI, Calif. - Ferocious Santa Ana winds of up to 70 mph were expected to arrive by Saturday morning as crews struggled to surround a large forest fire. "They haven't materialized yet, but we anticipate extremely strong winds by morning," said Dan Bastion of the U.S. Forest Service.