Wildfire Danger Up
WTAJ-TV Altoona - 53 minutes agoWith the arrival of warm spring temperatures and lots of sunshine, the danger of wild fires has been going up.
Wildfires and Forest Fires
355 Stories, most recent news story added Mon Mar 15, 10:36 am ET
News Stories
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Forestry Commission logs 128 fires
Arkansas News Bureau - Mon Mar 8, 6:01 pm ETThe Arkansas Forestry Commission said more than 3,000 acres burned in 128 wildfires over the weekend.
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Firefighters Getting Ready For Spring
NBC 29 Charlottesville - Sat Mar 6, 7:11 pm ETLouisa firefighters received specialized training in fighting forest fires.
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Fire department sharpens skills
Jefferson City News Tribune - Mon Mar 8, 1:54 am ETThe Jefferson City Fire Department, in cooperation with Jefferson City Parks and Recreation, Missouri Department of Conversation, and the River Bluff Audubon Society, conducted training in fighting wildfires Friday.
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Grand Junction-area reservoir closing this summer for upgrades
Vail Daily - Sun Mar 7, 5:40 pm ETGRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - A popular camping and fishing destination west of Paradox will close this summer as it undergoes improvements. A Manti-LaSal National Forest official says Buckeye Reservoir will be closed while crews reconstruct campsites, build a boat ramp, install new toilet facilities, improve roads and thin ponderosa pines to reduce the threat of wildfire. Moab-Monticello Ranger ...
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Property owners urged to prepare early for wildfire season by clearing property
The Sacramento Bee - Sat Mar 6, 2:33 am ETThe El Dorado County Fire Safe Council is encouraging residents to prune trees and clear brush from
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Wildfire Dangers For Missouri
KOLR - KSFX Ozarks - Thu Mar 4, 8:58 am ET(Jefferson City, MO) The Missouri Department of Conservation says the state has been lucky so far this winter, but the threat of wildfires could return quickly with dry, windy weather.
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Okefenokee camping a bit more civilized
Rome News-Tribune - Sun Mar 7, 9:30 am ETFOLKSTON, Ga. (AP) — Nature isn't kind to overnight camping platforms at the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. If periodic wildfires don't destroy the wooden shelters, humidity, high water an...
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Volunteers rebuild Okefenokee camping platforms
Tifton Gazette - Sun Mar 7, 9:03 am ETNature isn't kind to overnight camping platforms at the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. If periodic wildfires don't destroy the wooden shelters, humidity, high water and wear and tear from campers takes an exacting toll in 15 to 20 years.
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Forest fire season starts March 1
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch - Mon Mar 1, 12:22 am ETHUNTINGTON -- The spring forest fire season starts Monday, March 1, in West Virginia, unless there is an inch of snow on the ground.
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Charred body still unidentified since 2008 blaze
San Diego Union-Tribune - Mon Mar 15, 10:36 am ETInvestigators still haven't identified the charred body of a man found in an incinerated freeway encampment after a Southern California wildfire 17 months ago.
Science Daily
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Prescribed burns may help reduce US carbon footprint
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Giant sequoias yield longest fire history from tree rings
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Presence of snails points to forest recovery
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More frequent fires could aid ecosystems
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Rain, rain, go online
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The secret life of smoke in fostering rebirth and renewal of burned landscape
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Wild chimps have near human understanding of fire
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New results from a 'Terra-ific' decade in orbit
Tue Dec 15, 12:00 am EST
