Cooler weather aids Montana firefighters
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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.
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Mild winds and moist air helped firefighters gain the advantage on two wildfires that have burned through nearly 15,000 acres of dry brush in Southern California.
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Firefighters took advantage of calmer wind to dig more lines in their battle against a blaze that has threatened hundreds of homes near this central Washington town.
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HELENA, Mont., July 6 -- If a record-breaking heat wave doesn't lift soon, cattle rancher Sharon McDonald may see her hay crop turn to dust.
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By John Shultz, Kevin Murphy and Tony Rizzo, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 9--Firefighters pumped foam Thursday evening over smoldering remnants of a blaze that a day earlier cast a threatening black cloud over Kansas City, but some stubborn hot spots remained.
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Forecasters predicted a system stretching from the Rocky Mountains to the East Coast would bring cooler temperatures to the eastern part of the country on Sunday.
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By Josh Hoke, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Feb. 10--BUCKSVILLE COMMUNITY -- Five foresters spent much of Friday starting and controlling a small fire they said could prevent larger blazes in the area.
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Cooler weather helped firefighters make progress on three wildfires that have burned more than 95,000 acres of Southern California forests, including two new blazes and one that has lingered for more than two weeks.
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Thousands of firefighters aided by aircraft worked Friday in fierce heat to keep two big wildfires from gaining a foothold in the heavily populated San Bernardino Mountains, where millions of trees killed by drought and bark beetles could provide explosive fuel.
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By Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Jun. 17--Firefighters south of Anchor Point kept a wildland blaze at bay Saturday, felling trees, laying hose and drowning out hot spots on the fire's edge, state firefighters said.
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By Joanie Baker, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Dec. 10--Heating appliances and holiday decorations are just a couple of the reasons the winter months can be a busy time for firefighters.
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California firefighters aided by cooler weather Wednesday reported steady progress on a fire that has burned for nearly four days through the Cleveland National Forest east of San Diego.
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High temperatures and low humidity prevented firefighters from extinguishing a fire Saturday that threatened at least two dozen homes in a small town in central Utah.
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SILVERADO CANYON, California  - Cool weather and calm skies helped thousands of firefighters beat back Southern California wildfires on Saturday, although flare-ups in some places meant the battle was not yet over.
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Fire season is off to a hot and deadly start out West. Do firefighters have the aerial equipment they need to help keep the flames in check?
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By JEFF BARNARD  GRANTS PASS, Ore. - Two dozen firefighters died last year battling wildfires across the nation, a number that has increased in the face of drier summers and increased job pressures.
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By James Hagengruber, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Sep. 12--Firefighters are pinning their hopes on Thursday.