18 Fires, 320,000 Acres Burn in Idaho: Yellow Pine Residents Still on Alert Although Evacuations Not Imminent
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By Heath Druzin, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 10--It's nearly fall, but the summer fire season stayed active Saturday with six new fires reported in the Boise National Forest.
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Forest fire forces 1,300 to evacuate in eastern Canada    OTTAWA, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- More than 1,300 people have been forced to leave their homes in eight communities in northwestern Ontario, Canada, as firefighters continued to battle hundreds of forest fires on Friday.
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By Don Hunter And Brandon Loomis, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Jun. 16--A wildfire burning near Anchor Point grew slightly overnight but doesn't threaten any homes, state firefighters said Saturday.
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By Becky Stoppa, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Jun. 23--High humidity and cool temperatures are helping to hold the Big Su fire steady at about 9,475 acres today, said Matt Weaver, spokesman for the state Division of Forestry.
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By Brandon Loomis, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Jun. 21--The Caribou Hills fire burning east of Ninilchik since Tuesday grew to more than 6,600 acres today, state officials estimate.
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A 6,600-acre wildfire forced the evacuation of more than a hundred homes in rural San Diego County, and authorities warned Monday that two other communities with a total of 1,350 homes could be next.
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Wildfires have scorched over 5 million acres in Alaska as of Tuesday, forestry officials said, a new record that signals possible changes in climate conditions and the composition of the vast forests.
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Wildfires driven by high winds and dry conditions raged across Southern California today, scorching thousands of acres and forcing 250,000 people in San Diego County to flee their homes.
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By Katy Moeller, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Dec.
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By AP Wire Service  COLUMBUS, Mont.  -- Some evacuation requests were lifted Saturday near a wildfire that has burned 26 homes and 20 other structures after the blaze didn't grow significantly overnight.
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By AP  MAZAMA   Fires were burning across more than 270,000 acres Monday in Washington state, with the most significant holding fires steady.
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Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate today as wildfires continued to spread across Southern California.
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By Rebecca Palmer Deseret Morning News and Associated Press  Several wildfires burned throughout Utah on Sunday, with the largest occurring in Box Elder County after lightning struck.
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By Erik Lacayo, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Jun. 10--A 3,900-acre fire that has been raging for a week in the Sequoia National Forest is finally winding down, a U.S. Forest Service official said Saturday.
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Wildfires spread to threaten new areas   Up to 950,000 people already evacuatedOfficials hope winds will aid firefighters todayHelp given by Mexico, state prisoners
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ESCONDIDO, California  - Cooler, calmer weather helped firefighters gain the upper hand over seven remaining wildfires in Southern California on Sunday, although state officials said blazes still threatened 12,000 homes.
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Dozens of wildfires burning Tuesday across southern Australia destroyed more than a dozen homes and a popular ski lodge, while residents in a suburb of the western city of Perth were urged to flee an approaching blaze.