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Florida under fire warning Friday

UPI - Fri Nov 27, 5:20 pm ET

MIAMI, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- South Florida was ripe for wild fires Friday, the National Weather Service in Miami warned, citing strong winds, low humidity and warm temperatures.

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Penn Forest fire companies set for public meeting Monday night
Times News - Sat Nov 21, 9:19 am ET
Representatives from both volunteer fire companies in Penn Forest are preparing this weekend for an important public meeting to be held Monday night (Nov. 23) at 7 p.m. at the Penn Forest Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 on State Route 903. The meeting was called by Penn Forest Supervisors and will allow officials from both emergency services companies to answer questions from residents about a ...
State looking for firefighters
The Spectrum - Tue Nov 24, 6:21 pm ET
ST. GEORGE - State and federal agencies are recruiting firefighters for next year's wildfire season.
Another Mudslide Community Meeting Tonight
LAist - Mon Nov 23, 11:15 am ET
The City, County, LAPD and others have been holding a series of community meetings in wildfire-scorn areas that could soon be affected by damaging and sometimes deadly debris flows and flooding that tend to happen on rainy days. Four recent fire areas are concerning officials: the Sayre, Sessnon, Marek, and Station fires. If you live in those areas and want to go, the meeting is tonight at 6:30 ...
Smokey now says: 'Only you can prevent wildfires'
The News Herald - Sat Nov 21, 7:55 pm ET
PANAMA CITY — Smokey the Bear is one of America’s most identifiable advertising cartoons. The image — a brown bear in blue jeans with a ranger’s hat, gripping a shovel — has stayed the same since Smokey’s creation in 1944, but his message...
California wildfire 100 percent contained
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 18, 11:35 pm ET
Firefighters have fully surrounded a 145-acre wildfire in Southern California.
SoCal wildfire 100 percent contained
San Francisco Chronicle - Wed Nov 18, 11:40 pm ET
Firefighters have fully surrounded a 145-acre wildfire in southern Orange County. Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Greg McKeown says the fire was 100 percent contained by 6 p.m. Wednesday. McKeown says all units have been released from the scene. The fire,... Southern California - Orange County California - United States - Counties - California
SoCal wildfire 95 percent contained
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 17, 11:07 pm ET
Cold weather and calm winds are helping firefighters in their battle against a wildfire in Southern California.
Prescribed burn plans for today
Arizona Daily Sun - Fri Nov 20, 7:37 am ET
Pending favorable weather and ventilation conditions and approval from ADEQ, Coconino National Forest fire managers are planning burns on the following projects for today:
SoCal wildfire 100 percent contained
The San Francisco Examiner - Thu Nov 19, 12:24 am ET
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIF. — Firefighters have fully surrounded a 145-acre wildfire in southern Orange County. Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Greg McKeown says the fire was 100 percent contained by 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Southern California wildfire 75 percent contained
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 17, 2:33 pm ET
A 245-acre wildfire in coastal mountains of Southern California was 75 percent contained Tuesday, Orange County authorities said. No homes were threatened.