Wildfire: West cities ban fireworks; blazes grow
DENVER — Parts of Colorado celebrated Independence Day sans fireworks with some communities banning the holiday displays to guard against the further spread of wildfire across the region. A wildfire...
View ArticlePort blaze posed a challenge to firefighters, health scare at schools
A smoky, stubborn blaze that enveloped the Port of Los Angeles in a cloud of toxic soot challenged firefighters who turned to fireboats and scuba divers to attack the creosote-soaked World War II-era...
View ArticleMore elite fire crews go to Ariz. after 19 killed
YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — An out-of-control blaze overtook an elite group of firefighters trained to battle the nation's fiercest wildfires, killing 19 members as they tried to protect themselves from the...
View ArticleFirefighters Battle Massive 6-Alarm Blaze in San Francisco
Follow @nbcbayarea A massive, multiple-alarm fire at Fourth and China Basin streets in San Francisco's Mission Bay neighborhood burned for hours Tuesday, sending a plume of black smoke high into the...
View ArticleBlaze consumes barns, cows
Castleton A raging fire destroyed a series of connected barns at a century-old family dairy farm Friday, killing nearly two dozen cows. Peter's Dairy Farm owner Paul Peter said he was working in a shed...
View ArticleFire burns much of Ariz. town, kills 19 hotshots
YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — An out-of-control blaze overtook an elite group of firefighters trained to battle the nation's fiercest wildfires, killing 19 members as they tried to protect themselves from the...
View ArticleVan catches fire in Tarentum, spreads to nearby building
Firefighters were called to battle a fast-moving blaze Monday morning that started in a van and spread to a nearby building. Channel 11’s Brandon...
View ArticleArizona blaze that killed 19 elite firefighters still raging - and looming...
AFP/Getty Images This undated picture shows the Prescott Granite Mountain Hotshot crew of Prescott, Arizona. Hotshot crews go through specialized training and are often deployed soon after a fire...
View ArticleSilver Fire Containment Reaches 75 Percent As Firefighters Battle The Calif....
BANNING, Calif. -- Firefighters continued to make progress overnight battling Southern California's latest destructive wildfire, which burned 26 homes and threatened more than 500 others in the San...
View Article>Rain helps firefighters make gains on SoCal blaze
IDYLLWILD, Calif. (AP) — Heavy rain aided firefighters who made substantial gains against a week-old wildfire that burned across 42 square miles as thousands of people were allowed to return to their...
View ArticleBlaze burns buildings off I-680 in Cordelia, Fairfield
(06-20) 19:26 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A five-alarm vegetation fire off Interstate 680 in Cordelia was burning at least two buildings and snarling traffic Friday evening. The fire was reported at 3:44...
View ArticleFire at Little Falls nail salon extinguished
— A blaze erupted Monday in the same historic building on Main Street where a fire claimed the lives of two people and injured five firefighters in 1988. TARIQ ZEHAWI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Firefighters...
View ArticleArizona wildfire kills 19 members of elite crew
YARNELL, Ariz. — Gusty, hot winds blew an Arizona blaze out of control Sunday in a forest northwest of Phoenix, overtaking and killing 19 members of an elite fire crew in the deadliest wildfire...
View ArticleEvacuations lifted as gains made on SoCal blaze
IDYLLWILD, Calif.—Thousands of people were allowed to return to their homes in Southern California mountain communities near Palm Springs on Sunday, after firefighters aided by heavy rain made...
View ArticleFirefighters hope to gain ground in Colorado blaze
June 16, 2012 -- Updated 0619 GMT (1419 HKT) Resident Bill Janz reunites with his dog Abby on Wednesday, June 13. Abby, who had been at Janz's home when the fire started, jumped into a fire truck as it...
View ArticleBayou City Lumber Now Offers Fire Resistant Lumber for Ranch Fencing
Fire resistant lumber is in high demand for Texas ranch fencing, and Bayou City Lumber is poised to help those in need. Houston, Texas (PRWEB) February 15, 2013 Bayou City Lumber, a leading Houston...
View ArticleFast-moving Arizona wildfire kills 19 firefighters
YARNELL, Ariz.—Gusty, hot winds blew an Arizona blaze out of control Sunday in a forest northwest of Phoenix, overtaking and killing 19 members of an elite fire crew in the deadliest wildfire involving...
View ArticleBayou City Lumber Rolls Out Fire Resistant Lumber Specials
HOUSTON, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Responding to customer demand, Bayou City Lumber has recently begun carrying Fire Resistant Lumber. To celebrate, the lumberyard is offering special deals...
View ArticleARIZONA 19 firefighters from elite crew die battling Ariz. blaze
YARNELL, Ariz. — Gusty, hot winds blew an Arizona blaze out of control Sunday in a forest northwest of Phoenix, overtaking and killing 19 members of an elite fire crew in the deadliest wildfire...
View ArticleSilver Wildfire: Raging Blaze Destroys Dozens Of Homes, Forces 1,800 To Evacuate
Fire rages on a hillside south of Banning, California, on August 8, 2013 where up to a thousand firefighters are battling the blaze east of Los Angeles that has injured five people and forced 1,800 to...
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