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With Fewer Firefighters, US Preparing For Another Bad Wildfire Year

Despite the slowest start to a wildfire season in a decade, the head of the U.S. Forest Service said Tuesday his agency is preparing for another busy year, but with fewer firefighters.

2013/03/12

File photo of fire truck. (photo: Trevor Smith/KXNT/CBS Las Vegas)

Child Playing With Matches Starts Fire

Clark County investigators say a 9-year-old playing with matches started a house fire that caused $25,000 in damage over the weekend.

2013/03/11

Crews Rescue Man Who Fell Down Shaft At Tropicana

Firefighters say it took more than 20 people to rescue a 70-year-old man who fell 20 feet down a ventilation shaft at the Tropicana casino in Las Vegas.

2013/02/27

File photo of fire truck. (Credit: Trixie Textor/Getty Images)

Police: Man Dead After Fire Interrupted Burglary

Police in Las Vegas say a man found dead in the trunk of a car after firefighters doused a blaze in his house was killed after interrupting a burglary.

2013/02/06

Downtown Fire Takes The Life Of Las Vegas Woman

A woman has died shortly after firefighters rescued her from the bathtub of a burning apartment just north of downtown Las Vegas.

2012/08/31

Firefighters Rescue 4 Window Washers From 35th Floor At Vdara

Firefighters have rescued four window washers stranded outside the 35th floor of a Las Vegas Strip high-rise hotel.

2012/07/25

Firefighters Battle Fire, Wind on Mt. Charleston

Firefighters are hoping to quell a wildfire in steep terrain on Mount Charleston before gusty winds sweep through the Las Vegas area.

2012/06/25

New Jersey firefighter (Photo by Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images)

Fire The Teachers, The Cops And The Firefighters?

Remember when Republicans praised first responders? Remember when Republicans where Leaving No Child Behind? There was a time, not so long ago, when the people who kept us safe and the people who educated our […]

2012/06/12

(photos from Iron County Sheriff's Office)

Firefighters Killed In Plane Crash

Officials in southwestern Utah have identified the pilots killed in the crash of a firefighting aircraft near the Utah-Nevada border.

2012/06/04

File photo of wildfire. (credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Experts: New Mexico Wildfire Preview Of Things To Come In Western States

A massive wildfire in the New Mexico wilderness that already is the largest in state history spread in all directions Thursday, and experts say it’s likely a preview of things to come as states across the West contend with a dangerous recipe of wind, low humidity and tinder-dry fuels.

2012/05/31

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