Lessening heat and calmer winds helped firefighters on the six-day-old Horse Fire in the Cleveland National Forest about 50 miles east of San Diego. The 16,455-acre fire was 25 percent contained.
“It’s creeping and smoldering, It’s not spreading actively at all right now,” said Roxanne Provaznik of the California Department of Forestry.
July 28, 2006
Improving weather helps battle California wildfires
Senator Burns apologizes for criticizing firefighters
HELENA, Mont. – Montana Sen. Conrad Burns, who is facing a tough re-election challenge this fall, apologized Thursday for criticizing a firefighting team for their work on a blaze in southern Montana, saying his frustration came from a meeting with upset landowners.
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BWCAW fire shows little growth
The fire showed almost no new growth, despite only a trace of rain that fell Wednesday. Officials released National Guard helicopters Wednesday that had been available, but several firefighting helicopters and aircraft remain on hand.
So far, 31,000 acres have burned.