The first places I check for news are here, and selected blogs- we are pretty fast, but sometimes Instapundit or Little Green Footballs or Powerline start developing a new story first. It sure beats watching a Teletype churn out copy.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1664918/posts
"Wildfire News Thread, 7/13: Sawtooth Fire News and More"
NICC, NIFC, WFAS ^ | 7/13/06 | Various
Posted on 07/13/2006 5:30:54 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum