Wildfire Quotes

"Montessori is a movement that is expanding like wildfire. Today people think about education; there are a lot more choices. I think people are looking for alternatives."
-Marlene Barron

"Summit County had a wildfire problem before the beetle, we certainly have a significant problem with the beetle right now and we're going to have one after the beetle disappears."
-Jeff Berino

"One of the best things people can do to prevent a wildfire near their home is clearing an area of at least 30 feet so firefighters can access and protect the homes. A lot of people don't picture it as a threat, but it could turn into one."
-Mike Drake

"Though reduced, wildfire risks are always present and people are reminded to be careful with fire at all times."
-Rich Coleman

"There is not an oversupply of gasoline, but there is also not a shortage, ... The rumor that the pumps were going to close at 4 p.m. just spread like wildfire."
-Roger Lane

"If they are determined to live in those areas, we ask that they build in consideration of what the standards should be. Look at how many homes in wildfire-prone areas have wooden siding? Let's just use some common sense."
-Wendy Rose

"This has been a very deadly wildfire season, but Texas communities have shown strength, and we're going to continue fighting these fires from the ground and from the air."
-Rachael Novier

"When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they'll remember and be kind to someone else. And it'll become like a wildfire."
-Whoopi Goldberg

"It used to be you could send around a promotional brochure, ... and you could always get business. Today, you have to be good at what you're doing because the word spreads like wildfire if you're not."
-Terry Paulson

"He surprised himself by how well he played early on. He kept picking up momentum and by the end he felt he could take it to the next level. His name got out there late in recruiting then it picked up like wildfire."
-Keith Simons

"This is different because it has been so dry, and the Forest Service and the county and other firefighters believe that there is a greater potential for a wildfire in the area this summer."
-Rigo Chavez

"Wildfire and Geraint have raced extremely well but I think their best is yet to come. We're a very young kennel and Kennan and Hayden Lee are just two of the pups giving us a boost."
-Terry Green

"It was such a contrast there - all we had seen on the news and in the papers was flooding, but we went to an area with a real potential for wildfire."
-Gary Beauchamp

"Two years ago we did an on-site survey of 1,700 homes. We had 25 percent that could have survived a wildfire. Now we're at 50 percent."
-Larry Southard

"Casinos are spreading like wildfire, and it seems to be an entertainment option that a significant number of people engage in. That's just the reality of gaming that it is proving to be attractive to a great number of people."
-Ron Porter

"We really need an inch of rain to reduce the threat of wildfire."
-Kent Nelson

"The idea of school choice is spreading like wildfire around the country, because it's the one education reform that puts real choices and real opportunities in the hands of families who desperately need them."
-Clint Bolick

"If this does spread, it could go like wildfire. It could devastate potato production."
-Joe Guilian

"The leading cause of forest fires in Virginia is carelessness. An unattended fire, a discarded cigarette or a single match can ignite the dry fuels that are so prevalent in the early spring. Add a few days of dry, windy conditions and an escaped wildfire can quickly turn into a raging blaze."
-Fred Turck

"It's not any more irrational to rebuild here than to rebuild after an earthquake in San Francisco or a wildfire in California."
-John Mccusker

"The firefighters would make headway in a particular area, and then an ember would move to another field and we'd have another wildfire. We've been chasing these since Tuesday, and in some cases, in some areas of the state, they've been dealing with this off and on for the last three or four weeks."
-Michelann Ooten

"Conditions will probably get worse. We're still at the front end of wildfire season."
-Ben Wolcott

"What's happening with AJAX itself is it's catching on like wildfire at the grass roots."
-Ray Valdes

"Experts agree that a bird flu pandemic could strike and race across the world like wildfire, but experts say with the right amount of preparation and planning, officials in Wisconsin should be able to snuff out any crisis."
-Brendan Conway

"With the fire weather we're expecting again, people just need to avoid any activity that could ignite a wildfire."
-Paul Hannemann

"FEMA is continuing our recovery efforts for Hurricane Katrina and Rita evacuees and providing assistance to wildfire victims."
-Sandy Coachman

"It went through the building like wildfire. Like a hurricane, literally."
-Deanna Hindenach

"We're delighted by the third season pickup of WILDFIRE, which we see as one of the staples of our prime time lineup of programming. It is another example of our ability to generate quality programming with enduring appeal targeted to the specific needs of cable networks."
-Kevin Beggs