Wildfire News

The fire started after what was supposed to be a controlled burn got out of control and has impacted about 800 acres in San Diego County.

Winds were causing problems for firefighters working to put out a 20-acre fire south of Highway 160 near County Road 442.

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Firefighters have extinguished a two-alarm grass fire that threatened homes near the intersection of state Highway 4 and Interstate Highway 80 in Hercules Friday afternoon, according to Contra Costa County Fire Protection District dispatchers.

North San Juan and Cal Fire firefighters responded to a residential fire at 5 a.m. Friday at Highway 49 at Peterson's Corner, said North San Juan Fire Engineer Christoffer Montelius.

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Solano County fire crews spent a large part of Thursday morning battling a three-alarm grass fire that started near the old water treatment facility in Vacaville and burned approximately 10 acres, sending a large plume of smoke into the air.

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A brush fire scorched five acres of terrain in the Castaic area near Santa Clarita today before it was called 100 percent contained, authorities said.

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The fire near Brokaw Road and Interstate 880 was first reported at 2:45 p.m., Capt.

A wildfire approached Scotty's Castle in Death Valley National Park , but firefighters managed to keep the flames from reaching the historic complex.

With a bit of help and guidance from seasoned pilot, Garry Stewart, Sault Ste. Marie MPP and Ontario Minister of Natural Resources, David Orazietti, flew a CL-415 water bomber to a small remote forest fire.

An out-of-control wildfire fuelled by strong, gusty winds in Brazeau County has forced an evacuation order for area residents.

A fast-moving brush fire blackened dozens of open acres Wednesday in the remote reaches of southern San Diego County, just north of the Mexican border.

The sight of a dozen firefighters in full gear dousing a dry, grassy hillside Wednesday morning looked a little incongruous, but according to Cal Fire-Butte County officials, it was necessary.

About 200 people were ordered out of their homes in a rural area west of Edmonton on Wednesday as a wildfire fanned by heavy winds burned out of control.

Northeast Region forest fire situation update Northeast Region - May 21, 2013 There was one new fire reported on May 20 in the Northeast Region.

NO charges will be laid following a police investigation into the cause of the Cherryville fire, which destroyed a family home in the Adelaide Hills earlier this month.

A wildfire has now burned about 7 square miles of grass and brush on ridges of the Coronado National Forest in southern Arizona.