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Foresters sought to work in Oklahoma woodlands Published: Sun, May 13, 2012 Oklahoma Forestry Services is trying to find foresters. Positions are open in four places statewide. Read More
Fire prevention meeting set Published: Sat, May 5, 2012 The Oklahoma City Fire Department has scheduled a town hall meeting on wildfire prevention for 6:30 p.m. Monday Read More
Oklahoma City Fire Department offers safety tips for wildfire season Updated: Sun, Apr 29, 2012 Oklahoma City residents can help fireproof their homes by doing a few basic things: keep the grass and trees trimmed, keep shrubs and trees away from the residence, and store firewood and other combustible materials away from the house. Read More
Fire still burning in southwestern Oklahoma Updated: Sat, Sep 3, 2011 MEERS — Firefighters are still trying to get a large wildfire that has been burning since Thursday in Comanche County, officials said Saturday afternoon. Comanche County spokesman Chris Killmer said the fire encompassed about 20 square miles last night, but that total will likely increase today as it has... Read More
How to cope with significant loss Published: Thu, Sep 1, 2011 Everyone copes with traumatic events differently -- it's important to keep the lines of communication open. Sudden events, such as this summer's frightening wildfires, can shatter your confidence and sense of security. But while you can't control everything that happens in life, you can control your response to... Read More
Wildfire forces evacuations in Johnston County Updated: Thu, Aug 18, 2011 A wildfire has forced evacuations in Johnston County but it is being brought under control, a Johnston County Sheriff dispatcher said. The fire is burning along State Highway 7 near Dead Man’s Spring and Wiley Road. Crews from Bryan County, Marshall County and Coal County are assisting. The fire covers... Read More
Body found amid burned area in Terlton Updated: Fri, Aug 12, 2011 TERLTON — A body found Thursday morning in a living quarters destroyed by this week’s scourge of wildfires is believed to be that of a missing rural Terlton man. Pawnee County Sheriff Mike Waters said that state Medical Examiner’s Office will be confirming the identity of a man whose body was severely burned.... Read More
Pawnee County fires continue; 31 took Red Cross refuge overnight Updated: Mon, Aug 8, 2011 Damage assessment teams from the American Red Cross will survey areas of Pawnee County decimated by wildfires Sunday, and Cleveland Fire Chief Jo Burger said that fires were already blazing in trees again this morning. By 9:15 a.m. fires were “already topping the trees,” Burger said. “We already have units... Read More
Neighborhoods evacuated as Edmond wildfire burns Updated: Sat, Aug 6, 2011 A dozen houses, three mobile homes and a dozen outbuildings were destroyed, and several neighborhoods evacuated, as a wildfire that has been burning since Thursday rekindled on Saturday, Edmond fire prevention chief Tim Wheeler said. Read More
Fallin amends state of emergency for Oklahoma drought Published: Wed, Jul 20, 2011 Wednesday was the 30th consecutive day that temperatures topped 100 degrees in Oklahoma City, and the governor said forecasts show drought conditions are expected to worsen for the entire state. Read More
Burn ban guidelines Published: Thu, Jul 14, 2011 The following guidelines are related to the governor’s ban on outdoor burning per executive proclamation effective July 14. Nothing in these guidelines relieves an individual from responsibility for his or her actions. If the use of fire in contracting, welding, cooking, or for any other purpose results in a... Read More
Wildfires force roads to close near Calumet Updated: Fri, May 6, 2011 CALUMET - A wildfire that lasted over three hours in the Calumet area traveled almost two miles Friday afternoon before 12 area fire department units were able to extinguish the blaze, said Todd Burkhead, El Reno fireman. The wildfire started near Interstate 40 and traveled north Calumet onto to SH 66 and Maple... Read More
Crews fighting wildfire in Oklahoma City Updated: Fri, Apr 1, 2011 Fire crews are battling a large wildfire in southwest Oklahoma City. Fire Battalion Chief Brian Stanaland said firefighters were informed of the blaze about 4 p.m. Friday, after crews had fought a blaze in the vicinity a few hours earlier. Stanaland says there have been no reports of injuries, evacuations or... Read More
Wildfires threaten homes in Osage County, Bartlesville Updated: Thu, Mar 24, 2011 Wildfires that were fanned by high winds Wednesday forced the evacuation of homes in the Old Prue area on Keystone Lake and in Bartlesville. The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management reported that evacuations occurred in Osage County, where 40 homes in the Old Prue area were threatened by a fire, and in... Read More
Extreme drought spreads to central Oklahoma Published: Thu, Mar 24, 2011 According to data from the Oklahoma Mesonet, the previous 120-day span (Nov. 24, 2010-March 23, 2011) is the driest such period on record for central and southwestern Oklahoma. The average rainfall recorded in central Oklahoma over that period stands at 2.42 inches, 5.88 inches below normal. The southwest has... Read More
Oklahoma wildfires: Friday’s wildfires destroy at least 34 Oklahoma homes, injure 15 Updated: Sat, Mar 12, 2011 Central Oklahomans can count themselves lucky nobody was killed in Friday’s raging, wind-pushed wildfires that destroyed dozens of homes and left 15 people injured, emergency managers said Saturday after surveying the blackened remains of homes, barns and vehicles. “After I walked in those neighborhoods and... Read More
Crews beat back wildfire in desert north of LA Published: Sat, Jul 31, 2010 PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — Fire crews working through the night beat back flames and built containment lines around a two-day old wildfire that has charred nearly 22 square miles of brush in the high desert north of Los Angeles. Los Angeles County Fire Capt. Sam Padilla says the blaze is 62 percent contained... Read More
Arizona wildfire forces hundreds to evacuate Published: Sun, Jun 20, 2010 FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The second wildfire to hit this forested city in two days drove residents from more than 1,000 homes Sunday, and authorities arrested a man they say caused the first blaze by dumping coals from a campfire on the ground. Coconino County authorities asked residents of 1,044 homes in three... Read More
World Odyssey: The end of the line Updated: Fri, Jul 3, 2009 The silence was broken by what sounded like a shot from a high-powered rifle. My eyes flashed to the side mirror. Smoke was everywhere from forest fires that had been burning for weeks. I hit the four-way flashers and pulled over. The noise evolved into a discordant symphony of thwacking sounds accompanied... Read More
Professor's body found in burned Idaho home Updated: Tue, Jul 29, 2008 BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- The air was still thick with the smell of smoke when fire crews allowed Christopher Lee and his wife to return to their charred neighborhood and collect their belongings - or what was left of them. The couple told a police officer their address, only to realize several homes no... Read More
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