Articles tagged with wildfires

Sat, May 19, 2012

Fast-moving Nevada wildfire destroys seven homes

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A fast-moving wildfire burned down seven homes in Nevada on Tuesday as winds fanned the flames, and firefighters battling a series ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Arizona towns at risk as wildfires hit U.S. Southwest

By Mike Saucier

PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona wildfire threatened two more towns on Friday, with high winds on the way, even as firefighters made ...

Fri, May 18, 2012

Arizona towns at risk as wildfires hit Southwest

By Mike Saucier

PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona wildfire threatened two more towns on Friday, with high winds on the way, as firefighters made progress ...

Wed, May 16, 2012

Winds, low humidity bedevil Arizona, Colorado firefighters

By Mike Saucier

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Firefighters struggled against strong winds on Thursday to halt the advance of Arizona wildfires that have charred more than ...

Wed, May 16, 2012

Crews battle to contain raging Arizona wildfires

By Tim Gaynor

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Crews battled to contain wind-whipped Arizona wildfires on Wednesday that have raced across 27 square miles of parched ponderosa ...

Mon, May 14, 2012

Arizona wildfires scorch thousands of acres

By Tim Gaynor

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Hundreds of firefighters battled several Arizona wildfires on Monday that charred nearly 11 square miles (28 square km) of ...

Mon, May 14, 2012

Arizona wildfires scorch thousands of acres

By Tim Gaynor

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Hundreds of firefighters battled several Arizona wildfires on Monday that charred more than 5,000 acres of parched Ponderosa ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

Wildfires engulf Tennessee, probed in New Jersey, New York

(Reuters) - Wildfires scorched Tennessee on Wednesday as blazes in New Jersey and on New York's Long Island were largely brought under control and ...

Tue, April 10, 2012

East Coast wildfires whipped up by winds

By Barbara Goldberg

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Raging wildfires fueled by strong winds scorched thousands of acres (hundreds of hectares) in New Jersey and on ...

Tue, November 22, 2011

GAO study links Arizona wildfires to illegal immigrants

PHOENIX (Reuters) - A government study released on Tuesday links many wildfires in the Arizona-Mexico border region to illegal immigrant activity, a finding that Arizona ...

Tue, September 13, 2011

Crews make progress against California wildfires

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Cooler weather gave firefighters a chance to begin knocking down flames of three major wildfires burning on Tuesday ...

Sat, September 10, 2011

Fresh crews, light winds help fight Texas wildfires

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - More than a thousand firefighters, aided by lighter winds, on Saturday began to beat back raging wildfires that ...

Sat, September 10, 2011

Fresh crews, light winds help fight Texas wildfires

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - More than a thousand firefighters, aided by lighter winds, on Saturday began to beat back raging wildfires that ...

Tue, September 06, 2011

Texas wildfires destroy over 1,000 homes: Perry

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wildfires sweeping across Texas have destroyed more than 1,000 homes, Governor Rick Perry said on Tuesday.

In an interview with CBS ...

Mon, September 05, 2011

Two dead in Central Texas fires

AUSTIN (Reuters) - Two people have died in a monstrous wildfire raging southeast of Austin, officials said on Tuesday afternoon.

The deaths in the 33 ...

Mon, September 05, 2011

Officials triple number of homes charred in Texas fire

By Karen Brooks

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Some 1,386 homes have been destroyed in a monstrous fire burning southeast of Austin that has destroyed ...

Wed, August 31, 2011

Wildfires again rage through Texas and Oklahoma

By Marice Richter

DALLAS (Reuters) - Wildfires raged through Texas and Oklahoma again on Wednesday, threatening homes and buildings and charring thousands of acres of ...

Fri, July 01, 2011

Texas to receive federal disaster help for wildfires

By Elliott Blackburn

LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's administration approved increased assistance for scorched Texas communities on Friday after an appeal from ...

Wed, June 22, 2011

Focus shifts to Texas in bad year for wildfires

By Karen Brooks

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The unexpected flare-up of a wildfire in east Texas on Tuesday triggered more evacuations in an area northwest ...

Tue, June 21, 2011

Florida battles 400 wildfires, two firefighters die

By Michael Peltier

TALLAHASSEE, Fla (Reuters) - Florida's tough wildfire season has claimed the lives of two firefighters as the tinder-dry state on Tuesday ...

Sun, June 19, 2011

Lighter winds help crews battle Arizona wildfires

By Tim Gaynor

SIERRA VISTA, Arizona (Reuters) - Diminished winds on Monday gave firefighters an edge in battling two wildfires in eastern Arizona that have ...

Sun, May 01, 2011

Shifting weather aids battle against Texas wildfires

By Elliott Blackburn

LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - Firefighters worked under a thick haze of ash on Sunday to starve a still-burning West Texas blaze that ...

Fri, April 29, 2011

After brief respite, Texas wildfires kick up again

By Elliott Blackburn

LUBBOCK (Reuters) - After a brief respite of cooler, calmer weather, the wildfires that have ravaged Texas kicked up again on Friday ...

Wed, April 20, 2011

Calmer winds give hope in Texas wildfires; another death

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Calmer winds and higher humidity on Wednesday gave the army of firefighters battling several major blazes in north ...

Tue, April 19, 2011

Texas wildfires creep closer to Dallas area

By Laurie Fox

ARLINGTON, Tex (Reuters) - Wildfires in Texas crept closer to the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Tuesday, razing some upscale homes near a ...

Tue, April 19, 2011

Texas wildfires creep closer to Dallas-Fort Worth area

By Laurie Fox

ARLINGTON, Tex (Reuters) - Wildfires that have burned hundreds of thousands of acres in Texas crept closer to the Dallas-Fort Worth area ...

Mon, April 18, 2011

Texas governor asks for disaster declaration over wildfires

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry has requested a Major Disaster Declaration for the entire state, as brush fires which ...

Sun, April 17, 2011

Texas seeks more help as wildfires burn Austin homes

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry sought additional federal help in battling wildfires across his drought-parched state as a woodland blaze gutted at ...

Fri, April 15, 2011

Winds spare city threatened by Texas wildfires

By Elliott Blackburn

LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - Shifting winds gave some relief to Texans menaced by wildfires that have scorched more than 230,000 acres ...

Wed, April 13, 2011

Texans offer donations to those affected by wildfires

By Ben Wermund

AUSTIN, Tex (Reuters) - People from across Texas are offering donations of clothes, money and music to a region of West Texas ...

Tue, April 12, 2011

Crews fight major wildfires in Texas, governor tours damage

Austin, Tex (Reuters) - Firefighters in drought-stricken Texas battled 14 major wildfires on Tuesday and braced for dangerously dry and windy weather conditions on Wednesday ...

Sat, April 09, 2011

Texas wildfires destroy homes, buildings

By Elliott Blackburn

LUBBOCK, Tex (Reuters) - Wildfires scorched more than 230,000 acres in Texas on Sunday, roaring through a West Texas town, destroying ...

Sun, April 03, 2011

Wildfires fed by "perfect" conditions in Southwest

By Elliott Blackburn

LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - Wildfires fed off what were described as "perfect" conditions for burning again on Monday across drought-stricken Texas and ...

Sat, March 26, 2011

Drought raising risk of more western U.S. wildfires

By Christine Stebbins

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Severe drought conditions across eastern Colorado and the western half of Kansas and Oklahoma are worsening the outlook for ...

Wed, March 23, 2011

Wildfires cause evacuations in two Oklahoma towns

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Wildfires caused evacuations in two northeast Oklahoma towns on Wednesday evening as dry and windy conditions continued to make the state ...

Mon, March 21, 2011

Colorado wildfires threaten hundreds of homes

By Keith Coffman

DENVER (Reuters) - Three wildfires fueled by tinder-dry vegetation and fanned by high winds forced the evacuation of 320 homes in the ...

Mon, August 16, 2010

Hirsch's movie shoot axed due to Russian wildfires

Blazes have been raging across the country's forested areas since the beginning of the month (Aug10) due to an unprecedented heatwave, and movie ...

Sat, July 31, 2010

Wildfires spread in western Russia, kill 28

By Alfred Kueppers

VORONEZH, Russia (Reuters) - Raging wildfires spread across parts of western Russia on Saturday, engulfing 30 percent more land in just 24 ...

Mon, April 19, 2010

Wildfires Keep Minnesota Crews Busy Over The Weekend

(Grand Rapids, MN)  --  Firefighters had their hands full over the weekend across northern and central Minnesota.  Fifty wildfires were being fought -- some of the ...

Fri, April 09, 2010

Conditions Are Ripe For Weekend Wildfires

(Grand Rapids, MN)  --  The wildfire danger remains high across the upper two-thirds of Minnesota.  State fire specialist Jean Bergerson says they've been seeing ...