B.C. wildfire response shifts to controlled access as evacuations continue
Highway 97 has reopened for limited daytime through traffic while evacuation orders and alerts remain active after the Bald Range wildfire displaced more than 20,000 people.
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Spokane Wildfires Burn 600 Structures as Response Continues
Wind-driven wildfires swept across northwest Spokane, forcing evacuations, destroying structures and turning the Spokane Convention Center into a shelter.
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Spokane Wildfires Improve, but Evacuation Zones Remain in Place
Cooler weather helped firefighters near Spokane on Aug. 5, but evacuation zones remained as officials warned of hotter, drier and windier conditions.
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Spokane man booked on suspicion of arson in Old Trails Fire
Aaron F. Farinacci, 37, was arrested Monday in connection with Spokane’s Old Trails Fire as three area wildfires had destroyed at least 700 buildings and prompted about 67,000 evacuations.
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Spokane-area wildfires destroy 600 structures and force 60,000 to evacuate
Spokane-area wildfires had forced about 60,000 people to evacuate and destroyed at least 600 structures by August 3, disrupting shelter, schools and courts.
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Priest Fire Near Groveland Injured Three Firefighters and Closed Highway 120
The approximately 10-acre Priest Fire began July 6 near Old Priest Grade and Highway 120 in Big Oak Flat, prompting evacuations and temporary route closures affecting the Groveland area before reaching full containment on July 7.
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Spokane-area wildfires leave hundreds of structures destroyed as evacuations continue
The Old Trails, Fairview and Meadowview fires are being managed as the Spokane Complex after preliminary reports put structure losses at roughly 600 to 640 and evacuations at about 60,000 people.
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Evacuation order remains in effect near Olney as Montana faces critical fire weather
Flathead County ordered residents in specified Olney-area addresses to leave immediately as the Skillet Fire burned nearby; Montana also faced statewide Red Flag conditions on August 1.
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Oregon wildfire temporarily closed 70 miles of I-84 as evacuations disrupted travel
The Fox Fire shut down about 70 miles of I-84 between Baker City and Ontario on July 27 before the highway reopened. Huntington was reduced to Level 2 Be Set on July 28, but smoke, fire activity and road restrictions remained in eastern Oregon as of July 30.
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Oregon wildfire response expands as Shingle Fire closes Highway 26
Oregon — A July 27 update says the Shingle Fire threatens about 170 homes near Dayville as evacuations, structural protection and a Highway 26 closure remain active.
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France wildfires force more than 250,000 to flee as response expands
More than 250,000 people have fled wildfires in southwestern France as evacuations, tourism restrictions, European aid and new aircraft expand the response.
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Little Fire near Pleasanton fully contained after Livermore-area response
The 1,007-acre Little Fire near Pleasanton was fully contained July 25 after evacuations displaced about 6,098 residents and mobilized Livermore-Pleasanton crews.
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Thousand Oaks warning zones cleared after Sandy Fire final update
Thousand Oaks was included in Sandy Fire evacuation-warning zones, smoke from the fire triggered a county air-quality watch, and Ventura County later lifted all warnings.
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Springs Fire near Moreno Valley reaches 95% containment as evacuations lift and Moreno Valley College reopens
Moreno Valley CA – The Springs Fire east of the city is 95% contained, evacuation orders are lifted, and Moreno Valley College resumed classes April 6.