Evacuation

Evacuation Lifted For Homes In Indian Creek, Idaho

SALMON, Idaho (AP) - Officials with the Lemhi County sheriff's office say people who have been evacuated from their homes near Indian Creek because the Mustang Complex of wildfires can now return home.    But the sheriff's office warned in a press release issued Wednesday

Common type of rail car has dangerous design flaw

By JASON KEYSERAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - For two decades, one of the most commonly used types of rail tanker has been allowed to haul hazardous liquids from coast to coast even though transportation officials were aware of a dangerous design flaw that almost guarantees the car will tear

Barker Canyon Fire Now At 29,000 Acres

Press Release: Electric City, Wash., - Nearly 150 firefighters worked in winds gusting to 40 miles per hour yesterday attempting to corral the 29,000-acre Barker Canyon Fire Complex that was started by lightning Saturday night, September 8, at two spots – one approximately 13 miles

AP Top News at 4:27 p.m. EDT -Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Dry Northwest burns as fire season in West extends WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) - A haze of thick smoke formed Tuesday over vast swaths of the West as wildfires forced more residents to flee their homes in several states. Fire officials reported seven homes were destroyed and hundreds of people were