PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire that ravaged a Northern California town Thursday sent residents racing to escape on roads that turned into tunnels of fire as thick smoke darkened the daytime sky. Several thousand buildings were destroyed by flames, a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection official said. “We were surrounded by […]
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Firefighters continue to battle wildfire on Kennebunk-Sanford border
The Maine Forest Service and local firefighters are still working to contain a wildfire that spread overnight to 75 acres near the Kennebunk-Sanford town line. The fire, which started Wednesday afternoon, is about 50 percent contained, according to the forest service. Fire crews from more than a dozen communities responded to fight the blaze. George Harris, […]
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Wires down in Harrison wildfire
HARRISON — Fire crews from five surrounding towns, as well as Central Maine Power officials and Maine Forestry fire protection crews, responded Wednesday afternoon to a wildfire that burned between 2 to 3 acres along power lines located off of Temple Hill Road. Harrison Town Manager George Finch confirmed that wires were down in the […]
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Lewiston firefighter helps to tame California wildfire
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — In the wee hours Friday morning, J.P. Adams was preparing to get some snooze inside a tent pitched near Shasta National Forest. There would be breakfast in the morning, followed by guaranteed adventure for the remainder of the day. Vacation? An exotic camping trip to the woods? Not quite. For the next […]
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Woodstock group cleaning up Buck’s Trail
WOODSTOCK — A month after firefighters fought a wildfire along the side of Moody Mountain, a Woodstock resident is organizing a cleanup effort along one of the trails in the area. Jane Chandler said the top of Buck’s Ledge, which is in the area of Moody Mountain, was damaged by a wildfire May 27. Firefighters […]
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California governor declares emergency amid fires
ALTURAS, Calif. — A fast-growing wildfire along the Oregon-California border spurred evacuation notices even as California’s governor declared a state of emergency to help fight blazes raging in the state. Gov. Jerry Brown’s order Saturday night came as fires in other West Coast states burned through parched forests, brush and terrain, destroying some homes, threatening […]