Mont. wildfire grows, but weather better
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A forecast for cooler weather Thursday was welcome news for firefighters battling a wildfire in southern Montana that nearly doubled in size a day earlier and prompted officials to urge several hundred of residents to leave their homes.
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Scorching temperatures in the western US cause a string of fires, threatening homes and highways.
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Firefighters took advantage of calm, humid weather Wednesday morning to extend containment lines around part of a 1,000-acre wildfire that forced scores of people from their homes.
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Firefighters battled stubborn wildfires across Southern California on Saturday, but scattered showers brought a welcome improvement in conditions.
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Drought, housing expansion, and oversupply of tinder make for bigger, hotter fires.
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Aided by light winds, firefighters made "outstanding" inroads Monday against a wildfire that has killed three people and burned more than 54 square miles.
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Mount St. Helens let off more steam this morning, the latest indication that a larger eruption may be in the works. The southwest Washington mountain
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By GORDON JACKSON  KINGSLAND -- A wildfire stretching from Waycross to Lake City, Fla., has surpassed the 600,000-acre milestone and is still growing.  The question is how much bigger will it get.
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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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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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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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Some evacuation requests were lifted Saturday near a wildfire that has burned 26 homes and 20 other structures after the blaze didn't grow significantly overnight.
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Gentler winds and cooler weather expected to give firefighters chance to control fires.
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By Stephen Curran, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Jun. 14--As temperatures soared Wednesday, emergency personnel took to land, water and air to battle two small fires in the North County and another near Arroyo Grande, all just before 3 p.m.
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BIG TIMBER, Mont. - An enormous wildfire that has prompted the evacuation of hundreds of people continued to spread Monday, though winds didn't kick up as much as firefighters had feared, a Forest Service official said.
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By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 19--The air has turned cooler and clearer, promising the end to a long fire season.
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Firefighters kept watch on the weather Tuesday as they lined up trucks and other equipment to defend a residential area from a wildfire that had forced the evacuation of 30 homes.