41.  He said the firefighting efforts had been routine.

42.  Improved weather aided firefighting efforts over the weekend, but officials cautioned that the fire still had the potential to grow.

43.  Improved weather aided firefighting efforts over the weekend, but officials cautioned that the fire could grow.

44.  In Saskatchewan, heavy smoke from a fire just outside the remote northeastern town of Sandy Bay hampered firefighting efforts.

45.  Looking at the smoldering ruins of the store, standing in a street flooded with water from the firefighting efforts, Hamui shook his head.

46.  Most of the local governments were overwhelmed by the scope of the disaster and lacked money and fuel to support firefighting efforts, she said in a telephone interview.

47.  President Clinton ordered James Lee Witt, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to go to New York to manage the firefighting effort.

48.  Poor visibility from thick smoke during the day has hampered firefighting efforts by making it difficult for helicopters to pour water on hot spots.

49.  The flight was not related to the firefighting effort on Long Island.

50.  The tactics were defended by David Johnson, fire management officer for the Olympic National Forest, who has been temporarily reassigned to the firefighting effort.