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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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250-plus SoCal wildfire almost contained
KGO-TV Bay Area - Tue Nov 17, 3:27 pm ET
Cold, calm weather helpedfirefighters battling a brushfire in southern Orange County.
250-plus acre OC wildfire 75 percent contained
San Diego Union-Tribune - Tue Nov 17, 10:25 am ET
Cold, calm weather is helping firefighters battling a 250-acre brushfire Tuesday morning in southern Orange County.
Wildfires pop up in dry U.P. forests
The Mining Journal - Sat Nov 14, 12:11 am ET
MARQUETTE - Michigan Department of Natural Resources fire officials are hoping for rain this weekend to counter some late season indicators for wildfire danger. A handful of wildfires were reported Friday, most battled by local volunteer fire departments, as temperatures climbed into the 50s with gusting winds and dry forest fuel conditions.
Wildfire Relief Cash Runs Dry
Daily Nexus - Tue Nov 17, 1:16 am ET
The Santa Barbara Tea Fire Response Fund distributed the last of its money to fire victims yesterday, almost a year to the day after the inferno scorched over 200 homes.
Wildfire grows to 250 acres in SoCal
KGO-TV Bay Area - Mon Nov 16, 7:54 pm ET
Firefighters are battling a 250-acre fire in Orange County wilderness.
Vilsack, Salazar praise "FLAME" Wildfire Supresssion Reserve Fund
High Plains Journal - Sun Nov 15, 7:39 am ET
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar Nov. 6 applauded the passage of legislation creating the FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund. This new wildfire suppression legislation will help the USDA Forest Service and DOI manage wildland fires safely and effectively, while simultaneously diminishing the need to transfer funds from other important ...
Ventura County Fire to conduct training burn
KABC-TV Los Angeles - Tue Nov 17, 8:47 pm ET
The Ventura County Fire Department will conduct a wildfire training burn Wednesday in the Sexton Canyon area.
Michael Martin Murphey: Wildfire legacy still smolders
The Press-Enterprise - Sat Nov 14, 8:20 pm ET
Michael Martin Murphey is one of those rare artists who can lay claim to an enduring pop hit that becomes an everlasting part of American pop culture. The song "Wildfire," a huge hit for Murphey in 1975, features one of those unforgettable melodies that burrows into the musical memories of multiple generations.
Extra, Extra
LAist - Tue Nov 17, 10:17 pm ET
As seen on Sunset Blvd. | Photo by Julie Wilson World via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr The 245-acre wildfire in San Juan Capistrano is nearly contained . What will become of downtown's Harlem Alley? Give your input on Thursday. What's the latest in Measure R funds for bicycle and pedestrian projects? The large park proposed within the Grand Avenue development is funded and could see a ground ...
Empty debris basins wait for Station Fire's winter impact
KPCC Pasadena - Mon Nov 16, 12:58 pm ET
Three months after the Station Fire ignited in dry brush in the Angeles National Forest, fire officials still consider it active. But cold weather and the possibility of rain have Los Angeles county public works crews ready for the fire’s winter flood fallout.