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Arizona wildfire prompts mixed signals on visiting fire area

Edit Deseret News 18 Jun 2016

The fire's progress toward Show Low and Pinetop-Lakeside was halted about a quarter-mile short of so-called trigger points that would prompt evacuations, but officials said Friday the fire remains a danger. John Pierson, head of the top-tier fire management team assigned to the blaze, said the weather "is somewhat cooperating" with diminishing winds. However, hot and dry weather is parching vegetation that could fuel the fire, he said....

California brushfire surging through coastal canyons

Edit Boston Herald 18 Jun 2016

— A California wildfire that forced the evacuation of campgrounds and ranches devoured additional thousands of acres Friday and rising winds could stoke the flames racing through rugged canyons toward the Pacific Ocean, fire officials said ... The fire was 20 percent contained but so-called "sundowner" winds that rush down the mountains in 40 mph gusts were beginning to kick up again Friday night, fire officials said....

California declares state of emergency over wildfire

Edit Press TV 18 Jun 2016

“We're here at the beginning of June and we're seeing very active fires, very similar to behavior that we would typically see in the fall,” said Daniel Berlant, a spokesman for the Cal-Fire firefighting agency.A firefighting DC-10 Air Tanker drops fire retardant on the Sherpa Fire near Santa Barbara, California,  June 17, 2016....

Heat wave, winds feared as southern California wildfire advances

Edit Deccan Chronicle 18 Jun 2016

"We're here at the beginning of June and we're seeing very active fires very similar to behaviour that we would typically see in the fall," said Daniel Berlant, a spokesman for the Cal-Fire firefighting agency. The Sherpa Fire has not destroyed any homes or caused injuries, said Kerry Bierman, a spokeswoman for the joint operations centre fighting the fire ... The fire may eventually jump the highway, Berlant warned....

Wildfire in southern California advances, heat wave and winds may worsen situation

Edit Indian Express 18 Jun 2016

Fire crews are shown on scene for structure protection during the Sherpa Fire at El Capitan Ranch Campground in Santa Barbara, California ... “We’re here at the beginning of June and we’re seeing very active fires very similar to behavior that we would typically see in the fall,” said Daniel Berlant, a spokesman for the Cal-Fire firefighting agency ... The fire may eventually jump the highway, Berlant warned....

Southern California wildfire advances, heat wave feared

Edit Indian Express 18 Jun 2016

A DC-10 tanker drops fire retardant at a low altitude to help combat a wildfire near Santa Barbara ... “We’re here at the beginning of June and we’re seeing very active fires very similar to behavior that we would typically see in the fall,” said Daniel Berlant, a spokesman for the Cal-Fire firefighting agency ... The fire may eventually jump the highway, Berlant warned....

Firefighters battle California brushfire as heatwave looms

Edit Denver Post 18 Jun 2016

The fire was 20 percent contained but so-called “sundowner” winds that rush down the mountains in 40 mph gusts were beginning to kick up again Friday night, fire officials said ... Weekend fire dangers already were expected to worsen as the heatwave will bring potentially record-shattering temperatures across the Southwest. Another fire erupted Friday afternoon in Northern California....

Arcade Fire reveal probable release date for new album

Edit NME 18 Jun 2016

Arcade Fire member Will Butler has suggested that his band's next album will be released during 2017 ... Speaking in a Reddit AMA to mark the release, Butler was asked when to expect a new Arcade Fire record, to which he replied that it would "probably" be released next spring ... Win and Regine got a place in New Orleans so I think we'll spend some time there, because why wouldn't you? But apart from that we're in the old HQ [in Montreal]."...

45 people, 14 families, displaced by overnight Bayonne blaze: fire chief

Edit NJ dot com 18 Jun 2016

The five-alarm fire that tore through a Bayonne building that housed a laundromat and apartments displaced 45 people, according to the buildings owner and the Bayonne fire department. The five-alarm fire that tore through a Bayonne building that housed a laundromat and apartments displaced 45 people, according to the building's owner and the Bayonne Fire Department ... No residents were harmed in the fire....

Fort Carson fire is 'basically out'

Edit Colorado Springs Gazette 18 Jun 2016

Roughly a half-million dollars has gone in to stamping out a fire that has burned on Fort Carson since Wednesday ... "We're leveraging every possible capability....

No to assault weapons; but yes to regular guns - Letters to the Editor

Edit The Dallas Morning News 18 Jun 2016

Blame Congress and NRA. Re. “Incompetent approach to guns,” by Jay Cooper, Wednesday Letters. Cooper is certainly correct when he says the U.S ... Unfortunately he is mistaken if he thinks the executive branch that he wants fired hasn’t already proposed a no-buy list ... Yes, we can all agree that those responsible should be fired; that would be the Republican-led House and Senate ... How did Mr. Trump used to say it? “You’re fired!” ... Editor Picks. ....

Crews make progress against home-threatening Western fires

Edit Springfield News-Sun 18 Jun 2016

A four-day-old fire in California coastal canyons was 45 percent contained after 40-mph "sundowner" winds failed to materialize ... Fire lines were strengthened on the western and southern boundaries of a blaze that erupted in the Manzano Mountains south of Albuquerque. However, erratic light winds were possible during the day, which could drive embers and start new spot fires, the U.S ... "We're far from having a handle on it," he said....

Supervisors Honor Mike Conrad for 41-Year County Career (Los Angeles County Fire Department)

Edit Public Technologies 18 Jun 2016

Los Angeles County Fire Department) ... The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors honored Mike Conrad, a Los Angeles County Fire Department equipment maintenance worker, on June 14 for 41 years of service to Los Angeles County ... 'We're giving him two scrolls today-one that you can all see and the second one is in Braille, which he can read.' ... For his part, Conrad thanked his wife, Belinda, the Fire Department and others in the County....