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Crews still battling Central Oregon wildfire as temps increase

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As temperatures begin to increase and dry conditions continue, fire crews are hastily working on suppressing the S-503 Fire on...

Firefighters Establish 25% Containment on 5,400-Acre ‘Crooked Creek’ Fire Near Wyoming–Montana Border

CASPER, Wyo. — Fire crews have established about 25% containment on the 5,400-acre “Crooked Creek” fire burning in the Pryor Mountains near the Wyoming–Montana...

Forest Department considers use of aerial firefighting for fire near Sleeping Giant

Today, the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management through the Forest Department informed that it is considering the use of...

Rain aids Oil Springs Fire response

Rain came to the aid of those fighting the Oil Springs Fire south of Rangely on Thursday, after it had grown to 12,648 acres...

South Africa: Firefighters Hard At Work to Extinguish Eastern Cape Fires

Efforts to suppress raging wildfires in the Coldstream and Koomansbos areas of Tsitsikamma, Eastern Cape where just over 2 400 hectares of commercial plantations...

Fire officials brace for ‘above average’ conditions

Fire season is already more than a month ahead of schedule, according to ODF Ahead of another day of expected lightning, continued dry conditions and...

Drought Raises Reliance on Nevada Desert Wildlife ‘Guzzlers’

On a mountain in Nevada’s Valley of Fire State Park, a state wildlife biologist is refilling water tanks. In the background, a helicopter precisely lowers a...

FORTRESS North America wins U.S. Forest Service contract for mobile fire retardant mixing tank

Fortress delivers high quality mixing tank for Very Large Air Tankers (VLATs) at U.S. Forest Service Medford Air Tanker Base (ATB) Medford, OR. -...

Aerial Firefighters Try in Vain to Save Galice Resort

A popular tourist stop along the Rogue River outside Merlin is gone after a fire leveled parts of the historic structure in a matter...

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