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FAIRBANKS — A handful of Interior wildfires, some burning east of Fairbanks and some west, have left a sheet of smoke hanging over town through the holiday weekend. Fire managers said Saturday’s smoke was coming from fires burning southwest of town, along the edges of the Minto Flats S… Continue

Most residents in fire-prone communities surrounded by the San Bernardino National Forest have taken steps to protect their homes from wildland fires, according to a U.S. Forest Service study completed this summer. "The Experience of Community Residents in a Fire-Prone Ecosystem:… Continue

ScienceDaily (July 4, 2009) — A wildfire rages across southern California wildlands towards residential communities, endangering residents and firefighters and sending property up in smoke. This is an increasingly common story, occurring several times a summer. To better understand… Continue

As summer heats up, so does the wildfire threat. Californians are bracing for what experts describe as a potentially severe wildfire season, but it hasn't always been this way. Californians today experience different kinds of wildfire than Gold Rush-era Californians did.… Continue