Tag Archives: Brush Fire

Video shows palm tree fire after lightning strike     GLOBE, Ariz. (AP) — Partial closures of two state highways were in effect Wednesday in east-central Arizona because of a lightning-caused brush fire. The partial closures of State Routes 188 ...

10 acres burned in Boulder County     Carrie Haverfield, Public Information Specialist Boulder County, Colo. – On Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at approximately 3:15 p.m. the Boulder County Communications Center received a report of a grass fire on the ...

Blaze consumed nearly 3,000 acres     CALIFORNIA VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities ordered evacuations and closed a remote highway after a fast-moving wildfire churned through dry brush in Southern California on Tuesday. The blaze exploded in size after breaking ...

Blaze burned over 100 acres     Wildland Firefighter ARANSAS PASS, Texas – KIITV reports that firefighters have been recalled to a brush fire that earlier destroyed a brush truck and injured three firefighters on Tuesday. Firefighters were called back ...

Traffic diverted in Santa Barbara County     BUELLTON, Calif. (AP) — California authorities closed U.S. 101 in Santa Barbara County on Tuesday after a brush fire jumped the highway. The blaze was reported around 1:15 p.m. along the southbound ...

As many as 150 homes evacuated     PHOENIX (AP) — A brush fire that quickly spread to span about 2.3 square miles (6 square kilometers) in the desert hills north of Phoenix early Monday was threatening the town of ...

Over 150 acres Santa Barbara County     SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Winds spread a brush fire over more than 150 acres (61 hectares) along the south Santa Barbara County coast Thursday amid a spell of hot and dry ...

Helicopter used in Santa Barbara County fire     SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Winds spread a brush fire over 200 acres (81 hectares) on the south Santa Barbara County coast early Thursday amid a spell of hot and dry ...

Burns to face, neck, and chest     EDDINGTON, Maine (AP) — A 12-year-old girl was severely burned when her clothes caught fire while brush was being burned in her yard, officials said. The girl, who suffered burns to her ...

Hiking prohibited in the Hudson Highland State Park Preserve     FISHKILL, N.Y. (AP) — Brush fires are popping up early in several Northeastern states after a relatively warm and dry winter. Fire officials have asked residents in states including ...