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  Remorseful man admits he caused big Reno blaze

  

  Posted 5:50 PM 1/20/2012 by Associated Press (JM)

  RENO, Nev. (AP) - Fire officials in Reno say a man has admitted to accidentally starting a huge fire that destroyed 29 homes and forced as many as 10,000 people to evacuate. Fire Chief Michael Hernandez says the elderly man told authorities on Friday that he improperly discarded ashes (More)

  
  

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  26 homes lost in Reno fire and 2,000 evacuated

  

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  Posted 3:02 PM 1/20/2012 by Associated Press (JM)

  RENO, Nev. (AP) - Residents near a wildfire that has destroyed 26 homes and torched thousands of acres outside Reno are facing a new threat as crews get a grip on the flames Friday. Fire officials say a storm expected to bring high winds and a burst of rain and snow could cause flash (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  Wildfire near Reno destroys more than 20 homes

  

  Posted 11:15 PM 1/19/2012 by Associated Press (JM)

  RENO, Nev. (AP) - Fire officials say more than 20 homes have been destroyed by a fast-moving brush fire near Reno, Nev., that has forced about 10,000 people to evacuate their neighborhoods. Reno Fire Chief Michael Hernandez says there also has been one fatality, but it's not clear how (More)

  
  

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  Brush fire burning homes south of Reno, Nev.

  Posted 4:06 PM 1/19/2012 by Associated Press (JM)

  RENO, Nev. (AP) - Winds gusting up to 82 mph pushed a fast-moving brush fire through a valley south of Reno on Thursday, burning several homes and threatening many more along U.S. Highway 395. Nevada State Trooper Dan Lopez said authorities shut down about a five-mile stretch of the (More)

  
  

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  Firefighters battling small vegetation fire near Lopez Lake

  Posted 12:06 PM 1/19/2012 by Courtney Meznarich

  CAL FIRE crews, with help from the Los Padres National Forest Service, are battling a small vegetation fire burning near Lopez Lake.

  The fire started before noon Thursday off Ditmas Road. That's near High Mountain Road on the south side of the lake.

  So far, flames have spread about one-quarter of an acre and one structure is threatened, according to CAL FIRE.

   

  
  

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  One person killed in structure fire in Santa Barbara

  Posted 12:36 AM 11/18/2011 by Madelyn Monteath, KSBY News

  One person was killed Thurday night in a structure fire that started on the 100 block of South Quinientos Street in Santa Barbara.
  
  The fire started just after 8:00p.m.

  Police officers first on the scene found a male victim who suffered severe burns. The victim was immediately taken to Cottage Hospital. Once firefighters gained control of the fire, they found a body inside the structure.

  The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

   

  
  

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  Fire burning off Hwy. 101 in Los Alamos grows to 20 acres

  Posted 4:44 PM 11/16/2011 by Courtney Meznarich

  The Santa Barbara County Fire Department says the brush fire burning off Highway 101 near Highway 154 has grown to 20 acres.

  The fire was reported around 3:25p.m. between Alisos Canyon Road and Zaca Station Road. Firefighters say two helicopter are fighting the flames from above, with six (More)

  
  

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  Firefighters responding to brush fire off Hwy. 101 and Hwy. 154

  Posted 3:55 PM 11/16/2011 by Courtney Meznarich

  The Santa Barbara County Fire Department says it has crews responding to a vegetation fire in northern Santa Barbara County, near an area where two highways intersect.

  The fire was reported at 3:25p.m. off Highway 101 and Highway 154, near Zaca Station Road. That's in the Chamberlin Ranch (More)

  
  

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  Fire in California Valley likely caused by tractor

  Posted 1:53 PM 11/2/2011 by Courtney Meznarich

  A spokesperson for CALFIRE says a small grass fire Wednesday afternoon in California Valley was likely sparked by a tractor.

  The fire was spotted by a CALSTAR helicopter around 1:15p.m. Wednesday off Soda Lake Road just north of Highway 58. Flames charred about five acres of grass.

  No structures were threatened.

   

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  Firefighters battling small grass fire in California Valley

  Posted 1:32 PM 11/2/2011 by Courtney Meznarich

  CALFIRE says firefighters are battling a small grass fire from the air and ground in California Valley.

  The fire was spotted by a CALSTAR helicopter around 1:15p.m. Wednesday off Soda Lake Road, north of Highway 58, according to a CALFIRE spokesperson. When firefighters arrived, flames had spread around five acres in grass.

  With a light wind, firefighters say the flames have the potential to spread around 25 acres. No structures are currently threatened.