Fire fighters warn worst forest blazes of 25 years hit West
Boise reports the 1977 fire season could still worsen as Western drought fuels thousands of fires across national forests. More than 8,600 fires have burned nearly 400,000 acres, with total blazes surpassing 25 million acres since June. Fire crews, numbering over 7,000 in three weeks, come and go from the Federal Interagency Fire Center amid a warlike effort to contain the devastation.
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Thick smoke hinders Cal fire as Klamath blaze grows
Fire crews struggle as heavy smoke limits visibility along a 480 acre northern California blaze in Klamath National Forest. Ground lines wrap the fire with about 4000 personnel aiding operations while officials estimate 65000 acres burned by full containment.
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Salmon Mountains
Infestation of Japanese beetles likely in California
State inspectors captured 350 Japanese beetles this year on airplanes from East Coast cities but a Department of Agriculture spokesman warned enough passed through to trigger a damaging infestation next year. The pest threatens peaches corn grapes and roses with flights from Baltimore Cincinnati Boston and Philadelphia most inspected. Eldon Paddock led the pest exclusion unit noting manpower shortages limited inspections. SAN JUAN Puerto Rico API Rep Richard Bolling suffered a mild heart attack while on vacation in the Caribbean per the US Navy.
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