Perry sends helicopters to Palo Pinto County fires
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Rick Perry has dispatched two helicopters to assist 14 local and volunteer fire departments battling multiple blazes in North Texas.
The governor said in a statement Sunday that two fires burning in Palo Pinto County had charred 33,000 acres.
A third fire began burning in the Possum Kingdom Lake area, but officials and aircraft kept it from spreading.
Last year, fires twice scorched Possum Kingdom Lake, a picturesque community 75 miles west of Fort Worth. They destroyed about 160 homes there in April 2011 and another 40 homes four months later.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Sunday that firefighters were gaining ground on the latest blazes, which have threatened at least 18 homes. No evacuations had been ordered and there were no reported injuries or damage to structures.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
Firefighters progressing against So. Cal wildfires
RANCHITA, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters are making good progress against Southern California wildfires threatening more than 100 rural homes but a chance of afternoon thunderstorms is making them nervous.
Thursday afternoon storms in the mountains and deserts could bring lightning and erratic winds.
In San Diego County, a cluster of lightning fires is about 60 percent contained early Thursday after destroying more than 24 square miles of brush. However, evacuation orders remain in effect for more than 100 homes in Ranchita and San Felipe.
In neighboring Riverside County, evacuation orders were lifted Wednesday for nearly 50 homes in the foothills of the San Jacinto Mountains. A blaze that's burned 4 square miles of land east of Temecula is 60 percent contained.
That fire destroyed four structures, including a home, and injured five people.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
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