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...touched off more wildfires in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of northeastern Minnesota. Superior National Forest spokeswoman Becca Manlove says a small storm rolled through Tuesday night. She says the storm didn't bring much rain but...
...peninsula separating the west side of Cummings Lake from the northeast side of Otter Lake," said Superior National Forest spokeswoman Becca Manlove. However, this year's firefighting tactics by the U.S. Forest Service have changed to snuff...
...a peninsula separating the west side of Cummings Lake from the northeast side of Otter Lake. Superior National Forest spokeswoman Becca Manlove says the wildfire has burned more than 30 acres in a lowland area. No structures are threatened by...
...The 93,000-acre area was closed last year because of concerns over standing dead trees. Superior National Forest spokeswoman Kris Reichenbach says crews were able to check conditions in the area for the first time last week and think it's...
...1 to Jan. 15 to allocate permits, especially for high-demand entry points and dates.But Superior National Forest spokeswoman Kris Reichenbach says there were very few dates and entry points where permits ran out.The Forest Service plans...
...firefighters Sunday. Estimates of the size ranged 60,000 to 100,000 acres, said Kimberly Landl, a Helena National Forest spokeswoman. Aerial mapping likely will provide better information Monday. Ranchers still had no word on cattle that had been...
...National Forest, another 145 acres were charred. That fire was expected to be extinguished by Thursday, said forest spokeswoman Phebe Brown. In New Mexico, firefighters battled hot, dry, windy weather and a blaze that scorched about 1...
...attack plane dropped retardant and water on the blaze, which was 30 percent contained Sunday. "We expect warmer, drier weather over the next several days with less wind and that should help us," said forest spokeswoman Joan Vasey.
...fire merged with the Aparejo fire Tuesday, together burning nearly 200,000 acres, Salmon-Challis National Forest spokeswoman Mary Lunsford said. Two New Jersey firefighters working on the Clear Creek fire were injured Monday when a driverless...