wildfire

via: cnn.com Calmer winds and lower temperatures Thursday could help firefighters battle a blaze that has devoured more than 18,000 acres and chased 36,000 people from their homes in Colorado Springs. But the Waldo Canyon Fire is only 5% contained, and it could be mid-July before it is fully under control, according to the U.S. […]

Via Click2HOUSTON.com — A large fire burned about 1,500 acres of land at George Bush Park, but firefighters said early Wednesday that it is almost out. The fire started near a roadway at the park on Westheimer Road near state Highway 6 about 3:15 p.m. Tuesday. The district fire chief said he is confident that the flames […]

Several agencies, including the Houston Fire Department, West I-10, Cy-Fair and other volunteer fire departments were battling the flames at the park on Westheimer Road near state Highway 6. The smoke from the fire could be seen from miles away. Officials have not said how many acres have burned. The cause of the fire is […]