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Residents evacuate as wildfires rage through the West This year’s wildfires are more numerous and have gotten bigger than last year’s.
Aug. 23, 2012
Fire crews drop water on the Ponderosa fire from a helicopter near Mineral, Calif. The fire was 57 percent contained, with full containment expected early next week. The blaze threatened 900 other homes Thursday as it burned a new front to the south. More than 2,500 firefighters are battling the wildfire, which grew to 44 square miles in the hills about 25 miles southeast of Redding.
Marcio Jose Sanchez
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AP
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Aug. 23, 2012
Wayne Athey watches smoke from the Ponderosa fire from a lookout point near Mineral, Calif. Fire crews saved Athey's cabin along Ponderosa Way in the Battle Creek Canyon region. The Ponderosa fire was 57 percent contained, with full containment expected early next week.
Marcio Jose Sanchez
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AP
Aug. 23, 2012
Smoke from the Ponderosa fire creates a red haze on the setting sun near Mineral, Calif.
Marcio Jose Sanchez
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AP
Aug. 23, 2012
Firefighter Dennis Navle, left, hoses down a smoldering log as he and Robert Smith work hot spots in the Ponderosa fire near Paynes Creek, Calif. More than 2,400 firefighters are battling the wildfire, which has destroyed 64 homes and burned more than 27,000 acres.
Rich Pedroncelli
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AP
Aug. 23, 2012
Fire retardant is sprayed on trees surrounding a home as a precaution as the Ponderosa fire nears Mineral, Calif.
Rich Pedroncelli
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AP
Aug. 22, 2012
Inmates head out to build a fire line for structure protection from the Ponderosa fire near Paynes Creek, Calif. The fire, which had scorched about 38 square miles since Saturday, was 50 percent contained Wednesday morning, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The threat to homes about 35 miles east of Redding had dropped from 3,500 earlier this week to roughly 200 residences.
Rich Pedroncelli
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AP
Aug. 22, 2012
A damaged truck sits amid other remains at a rural house site outside Manton, Calif., where a huge wildfire burned through on Saturday, forcing residents to evacuate.
Jeff Barnard
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AP
Aug. 22, 2012
United Parcel Service route driver Tim McCarthy delivers a package to a home off Cedar Ridge Road after the road closure on Forward Road was moved, allowing more residents to return home near Manton, Calif.
Andreas Fuhrmann
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AP
Aug. 22, 2012
A crew from Pacific Gas and Electric works to restore power to a rural subdivision overrun by fire by the Ponderosa fire outside Manton, Calif.
Jeff Barnard
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AP
Aug. 22, 2012
Greg McCarty builds a fire line as flames from the Ponderosa fire approach the home of a family friend, near Paynes Creek, Calif. The wildfire, which is at 50 percent containment, has destroyed 50 structures and burned more than 24,000 acres.
Rich Pedroncelli
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AP
Aug. 21, 2012
Forest fires burn across Northern California in this satellite image provided by NASA. California Governor Jerry Brown (D) declared a state of emergency in three Northern California counties on Wednesday after officials said wildfires in the region had destroyed at least 50 buildings and were threatening hundreds more.
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NASA via Reuters
Aug. 20, 2012
A DC-10 drops fire retardant on the Ponderosa Fire, near Paynes Creek, Calif. Nearly 1,900 firefighters were battling the Ponderosa fire in rugged, densely forested terrain as it threatened 3,500 homes in the towns of Manton, Shingletown and Viola, about 170 miles north of Sacramento.
Andreas Fuhrmann
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Redding, Calif., Record Searchlight via AP
Aug. 20, 2012
Flames and smoke from the Ponderosa fire are seen near Paynes Creek, Calif. Nearly 1,900 firefighters were battling the Ponderosa fire in rugged, densely forested terrain in northern California as it threatened 3,500 homes in the towns of Manton, Shingletown and Viola, about 170 miles north of Sacramento.
Andreas Fuhrmann
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Redding, Calif., Record Searchlight via AP
Aug. 20, 2012
Dale Kempf relaxes with a book at a Red Cross evacuation center in Redding, Calif. Kemp was forced to flee his home in Manton due to the Ponderosa Fire.
Rich Pedroncelli
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AP
Aug. 20, 2012
The burned remains of a home destroyed by the Ponderosa fire are seen near Manton, Calif.
Rich Pedroncelli
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AP
Aug. 19, 2012
A firefighter battles the Trinity Ridge Fire in the Boise National Forest near Featherville, Idaho.
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Reuters
Aug. 17, 2012
Flames from the Trinity Ridge Fire in the Boise National Forest engulf trees near Pine and Featherville, Idaho.
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Reuters
Aug. 17, 2012
A wooden structure sits on the side of the road near Pine and Featherville, Idaho as flames from the Trinity Ridge Fire in the Boise National Forest engulf trees.
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Reuters
Aug. 16, 2012
In this aerial photo, the Taylor Bridge Fire burns near Cle Elum, Wash. The wildfire, about 75 miles east of Seattle, has burned across an estimated 22,000 acres, about 35 square miles, of diverse terrain, ranging from dry grasses to sagebrush and thick timber.
Gordon King
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Yakima Herald-Republic via AP
Aug. 16, 2012
Tracy Summers of Toledo, Wash., monitors the scene above Hidden Valley Ranch, where fire crews worked to halt progression of the Taylor Bridge Fire near Cle Elum, Wash. The fire has forced hundreds to evacuate and has burned dozens of homes near Cle Elum.
Joshua Trujillo
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AP
Aug. 15, 2012
A U.S. Navy helicopter sends sand and water flying as it comes in for water at a temporary station in Anza-Borrego State Park, Calif. Water-dropping helicopters from the Navy and Marine Corps assisted Cal Fire crews battle two lightning- sparked fires in the San Diego County desert. Nearby settlements of Ranchita and San Felipe were evacuated.
Don Bartletti
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Los Angeles Times via AP
Aug. 15, 2012
A firefighter from the Norco Conservation Camp shields his face against the heat of a backfire his crew intentionally set along Montezuma Valley Road in Ranchita, Calif.
Don Bartletti
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Los Angeles Times via AP
Aug. 15, 2012
Denise Freeman rakes up pine needles to help make her log home less susceptible to a nearby wildfire in Featherville, Idaho. Freeman was among residents warned that they will likely have to evacuate their homes because of the nearby Trinity Ridge Fire.
Jessie L. Bonner
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AP
Aug. 15, 2012
A rancher drives a pair of stray calves through a burned out area and past a firefighter near Cle Elum, Wash.
Elaine Thompson
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AP
Aug. 15, 2012
Surrounded by burnt brush and trees, a house still stands after a wildfire a day earlier near Cle Elum, Wash.
Elaine Thompson
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AP
Aug. 15, 2012
A sign on Deer Creek Lodge expresses support for the firefighters of the Trinity Ridge fire in Pine, Idaho.
Brian Losness
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Reuters
Aug. 15, 2012
Denise Freeman, right, looks on as firefighters remove the wooden lattice on the side of her home in Featherville, Idaho.
Jessie L. Bonner
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AP
Aug. 15, 2012
Firefighters stand in view of a tree on fire near Cle Elum, Wash.
Elaine Thompson
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AP
Aug. 15, 2012
Marcus Johns with the Department of Natural Resources, watches as the Taylor Bridge Fire burns on the south side of Highway 970 near Swauk Prairie Road near Cle Elum, Wash.
Joshua Trujillo
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AP
Aug. 14, 2012
Men watch as fire roars across ranch land on Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash.
Elaine Thompson
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