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Mountain wildfire could be fully contained by Sunday, officials say
Crews made progress containing the wildfire burning near Mount Charleston. And unless they hit any snags, the blaze is expected to be fully contained by ...
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Size of mountain fire downgraded to 3,000 acres
With improved weather conditions, firefighters made progress today battling a wildfire near Mount Charleston, according to a U.S. Forest Service official.
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Committee examines ways to reduce wildfire danger in Nevada
State Sen. Pete Goicoechea, R-Eureka, remembers visiting Mount Charleston in 2013 during a wildfire that burned 28,000 acres of the Spring Mountains. Looking around the ...
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After almost three decades, a passionate protector leaves Mount Charleston
“She will be missed,” neighbor Mike McGroarty said of longtime Mount Charleston resident Becky Grismanauskas. ““verything that got done up there was done through her.” ...
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Fire and water in paradise
I had just loaded up the car to visit one of Southern Nevada’s favorite getaways — Mount Charleston — when I heard the radio announcement ...
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Mount Charleston community serves up feast of gratitude for firefighters
Marc Nelson didn’t comprehend the threat the Mount Charleston wildfire posed on the Resort on Mount Charleston until he saw the acres of charred land ...
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After the fire, businesses welcoming visitors back to Mount Charleston
Don’t let the wisps of smoke in the distance scare you. The fires smoldering on the steepest peaks near Mount Charleston — visible remnants of ...
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Wildfire prevention funds dry up as need grows
At a time when large wildfires have charred wide swathes of land in both Northern and Southern Nevada, the state’s forestry division faces millions of ...
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Wildfire spares idyllic ranch for children; worries now turn to what's next
For nine days, staff at the Torino Ranch in Lovell Canyon watched as fires raged around them on Mount Charleston and threatened an oasis they’d ...
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Fire crews shooting for 90 percent containment as Kyle Canyon residents set to return
Firefighters continued to make progress on the once-rampant wildfire on Mount Charleston Tuesday containing 85-percent of the nearly 28,000-acre fire.
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Operations scaling down as containment of wildfire reaches 80 percent
Firefighters have reached 80 percent containment of the nearly 28,000-acre wildfire on Mount Charleston, readying the area for handoff to local authorities later this week.
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Residents are returning home, but there's plenty of work left for fire crews
With most residents returning to their homes, massive smoke plumes disappearing and some firefighters returning home, it's becoming more and more apparent that the 28,000-acre ...
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There might not be smoke, but there's still fire
The fire that has scorched 28,000 acres of forest on Mount Charleston continues to burn but officials say the blaze is 60 percent contained.
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Good news for Trout Canyon residents: They can head home soon
Residents of Trout Canyon will be able to move home Sunday, a sign of firefighters’ confidence battling the 28,000-acre wildfire.
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Makeshift retardant operation crucial to firefighting efforts
As aircraft buzz Mount Charleston spewing red clouds of fire retardant, crews below are busy mixing thousands of gallons of the concoction that is slowing ...
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Four-foot debris flow forces firefighters to pull back in Kyle Canyon
Thursday’s rain helped fire crews beat back the wildfire burning a swath across Mount Charleston. Friday’s rain, however, was a different story.
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A day-by-day peek behind the scenes of the Mount Charleston fire
Now 12 days old, the Mount Charleston fire has consumed more than brush, trees and structures. It's also consumed the news in the Las Vegas ...
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Wildfire threatens butterfly's existence
Ecologists are worried the Mount Charleston wildfire might just snuff out a species of butterflies known only to exist in the upper reaches of the ...
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Thanks to rain, mountain wildfire now 43 percent contained
Firefighters battling the wildfire on Mount Charleston have been praying for rain. On Thursday, they got it.
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Officials welcome prospects of rain to calm relentless mountain wildfire
Monsoonal moisture moving into the Mount Charleston area on Thursday and Friday should help slow the spread of the massive mountain wildfire, an official said ...
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