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Clover Fire
Jeremy Ward, captain of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), investigates the cause of the so-called Clover Fire in Happy Valley, California, September 11, 2013. The fire has burned 7,400 acres and was 40 percent contained as of Tuesday afternoon. REUTERS/Max Whittaker (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
— Max Whittaker / X02214Clover Fire
Firefighter Chris Williams mops-up a Clover Fire hot spot in Happy Valley, California September 10, 2013. The fast-moving wildfire ripped through rolling hills and ranch land in rural northern California on Tuesday, after destroying 30 homes overnight and prompting more than 500 area residents to evacuate, fire officials said. REUTERS/Max Whittaker (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
— Max Whittaker / X02214Morgan Fire
A helicopter drops water on the Morgan fire as it advances down a rugged hillside at Mount Diablo State Park near Clayton, California September 9, 2013. The small, but fast-growing brush fire threatens about 50 to 75 homes according to a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokeswoman. REUTERS/Noah Berger (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
— Noah Berger / X03026Rim Fire
A firefighter stands on top of a fire truck at a campground destroyed by the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 26, 2013. Crews working to contain one of California's largest-ever wildfires gained some ground Monday against the flames threatening San Francisco's water supply, several towns near Yosemite National Park and historic giant sequoias. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
— Jae C. Hong / APRim Fire
The Rim Fire burns along Highway 120 near Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. With winds gusting and flames jumping from treetop to treetop, hundreds of firefighters have been deployed to protect communities in the path of the Rim Fire raging north of Yosemite National Park. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
— Jae C. Hong / APRim Fire
Inmate firefighters walk along state Highway 120 as firefighters continue to battle the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. Fire crews are clearing brush and setting sprinklers to protect two groves of giant sequoias as a massive week-old wildfire rages along the remote northwest edge of Yosemite National Park. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
— Jae C. Hong / APBeaver Creek Fire, Idaho
A helicopter air tanker dumps water as the sun sets at the Beaver Creek wildfire outside Hailey, Idaho August 17, 2013. A fast-moving central Idaho wildfire forced the evacuation of 2,250 homes near the tourist towns of Hailey and Ketchum as firefighters lost ground on Saturday against the blaze that also threatens the Sun Valley ski resort. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
— Jim Urquhart / X02779Beaver Creek Fire, Idaho
Firefighters clear a burned area at the Beaver Creek wildfire outside Hailey, Idaho August 17, 2013. A wildfire raging across the central mountains of Idaho forced the evacuation of 200 homes in the tourist town of Hailey on Saturday as fire-fighters lost ground against a blaze threatening the nearby international ski destination of Sun Valley. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER)
— Jim Urquhart / X02779Beaver Creek Fire, Idaho
Flames blaze down a ridge as the Beaver Creek wildfire rages outside Hailey August 16, 2013. Firefighters battled on Friday to check the fast-moving wildfire raging near the Sun Valley ski resort in Idaho, where more than 1,000 people were evacuated as flames menaced multimillion-dollar homes in the area, authorities said. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
— Jim Urquhart / X02779Rockport, Utah
Untouched homes next to the ashes of a home and blackened foliage near Rockport, Utah, Wednesday morning, Aug. 14, 2013. The wildfire, which appears to have been started by lightning, has burned about 400 acres. (AP PHOTO/Ravell Call, Deseret News) SALT LAKE TRIBUNE OUT; MAGS OUT
— Ravell Call / Deseret NewsFairfield, Idaho
In this Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2013 photo, burned cattle carcasses lie on the ground on Bill Corlett's property northwest of Fairfield, Idaho. Corlett lost 100 cattle during an Aug. 8 wildfire. More than 50 structures have burned in the past week in Idaho wildfires. (AP Photo/The Times-News, Ashley Smith) MANDATORY CREDIT
— Ashley Smith / The Times-NewsPatch Springs Fire, Utah
The Patch Springs fire burns at the south end of the Stansbury Mountains, near Tooele Utah, Monday, Aug. 12, 2013. The 4.5 square-mile Patch Springs Fire grew overnight as it approached the nearby Goshute Indian Reservation. (AP Photo/Deseret News, Ravell Call)
— Ravell Call / Deseret NewsPatch Springs Fire, Utah
The Patch Springs fire burns at the south end of the Stansbury Mountains, near Tooele Utah, Monday, Aug. 12, 2013. The 4.5 square-mile Patch Springs Fire grew overnight as it approached the nearby Goshute Indian Reservation. (AP Photo/Deseret News, Ravell Call)
— Ravell Call / Deseret NewsElk Complex Fire, Idaho
In this Monday, Aug. 12, 2013 photo, a firefighter with the Idaho City Hotshots looks for spot fires during a back burn along the Pine-Featherville Road while battling the more than 90,000-acre Elk Fire Complex near Pine, Idaho. Fire crews in central Idaho capitalized on favorable winds Tuesday to continue burnout operations around a small mountain community, seeking to push a wildfire toward an area torched by a massive blaze last year. (AP Photo/The Times-News, Ashley Smith) MANDATORY CREDIT
— Ashley Smith / The Times-NewsSilver Fire, California
A helicopter drops water over a wildfire on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, in Cabazon, Calif. About 1,500 people have fled and three are injured as a wildfire in the Southern California mountains quickly spreads. Several small communities have evacuated. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
— Jae C. Hong / APSilver Fire, California
Southern California LA fire photographer Shawn Kaye stops shooting photos and picks up a garden hose to help save a house that almost was destroyed from the garage that was fully consumed in the Silver Fire near Banning, California August 7, 2013. The wildfire raged out of control in the high desert east of Los Angeles on Wednesday, injuring two firefighters and one civilian and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of residents of three small communities. REUTERS/Gene Blevins (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
— Gene Blevins / X01685Silver Fire, California
Wind-blown embers fly from an ancient oak tree that burned in the Silver Fire near Banning, California August 7, 2013. The fire broke out shortly after 2 p.m. near a back-country road south of Banning, about 90 miles (145 km) outside Los Angeles in Riverside County, and within hours had blackened more than 5,000 acres, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesman Daniel Berlandt said. REUTERS/David McNew (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
— David Mcnew / X00184Silver Fire, California
Firefighters spray water near a burning house in the Twin Pines Road area at the Silver Fire near Banning, California August 7, 2013. The fire broke out shortly after 2 p.m. near a back-country road south of Banning, about 90 miles (145 km) outside Los Angeles in Riverside County, and within hours had blackened more than 5,000 acres, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesman Daniel Berlandt said. REUTERS/David McNew (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
— David Mcnew / X00184Mountain Fire, California
IDYLLWILD, CA - JULY 18: A deer walk through the charred ladnscape looking for food after the Mountian Fire raced through the area on July 18, 2013 near Idyllwild, California. The massive wildfire in Riverside county has grown to 23,000 acres and is advancing towards the mountain town of Idyllwild on one front and city of Palm Springs on the other front destroying several homs and forcing the evacuation of 6,000 people. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
— Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images North AmericaMountain Fire, California
Liquified metal from a burned-out BMW car next to destroyed home is shown after the Mountian Fire scorched the area on July 18, 2013 near Idyllwild, California. The massive wildfire in Riverside county has grown to 23,000 acres and is advancing towards the mountain town of Idyllwild on one front and city of Palm Springs on the other front, destroying several homs and forcing the evacuation of 6,000 people.
— Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images North AmericaMountain Fire, California
The burned remains of one of the homes on Bonita Vista Rd. near Lake Hemet, Calif., from the Mountain Fire, Tuesday July 16, 2013. The 14,200 acre forest fire near Idyllwild Calif., has caused Idyllwild and adjacent communities east of Highway 243 to issued mandatory evacuations for hundreds of homes Wednesday. (AP Photo/The Press-Enterprise, Frank Bellino)
— Frank Bellino / The Press-EnterpriseCarpenter 1 Fire, Nevada
LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 09: Smoke from the Carpenter 1 fire in the Spring Mountains range is illuminated by the setting sun as it billows behind hotel-casinos on the Las Vegas Strip on July 9 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Nearly 20,000 acres have burned since lightning sparked the blaze in Carpenter Canyon on the Pahrump, Nevada side of Mount Charleston on July 1. More than 800 firefighters are battling the wildfire which crested the peak of Mount Charleston on Thursday, prompting the evacuation of 520 people as it began descending the east side of the mountain, about 35 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The fire is 15% contained and fire officials estimate that they won't have it fully contained until July 19. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
— Ethan Miller / Getty Images North AmericaCarpenter 1 Fire, Nevada
A family visiting the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area takes photos as smoke from the Carpenter 1 fire rises over Mount Charleston near Las Vegas on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. The fire which started by lightning-strike on July 1 is only fifteen percent contained. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Chase Stevens)
— Chase Stevens / Las Vegas Review-JournalYarnell Hill Fire, Arizona
A wildfire burns homes in Yarnell, Ariz. on Sunday, June 30, 2013. An Arizona fire chief says the wildfire that killed 19 members of his crew near the town was moving fast and fueled by hot, dry conditions. The fire started with a lightning strike on Friday and spread to 2,000 acres on Sunday amid triple-digit temperatures. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Kadlubowski)
— David KadlubowskiWest Fork Complex Fire, Colorado
Colorado State Patrol officer Jessie Bartunek talks to a motorist as he stands at a checkpoint near South Fork, Colo., Sunday, June 23, 2013. A large wildfire near a popular summer retreat in southern Colorado continues to be driven by winds and fueled by dead trees in a drought-stricken area, authorities said Sunday. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
— Gregory Bull / APWest Fork Complex Fire, Colorado
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U.S. Forest Service photo shows fire rising over the West Fork Complex in Colorado taken on June 20, 2013. Scorching temperatures, low humidity and gusting winds have much of Colorado under red-flag warnings for extreme fire danger, the National Weather Service said in a bulletin. Picture taken on June 20, 2013. REUTERS/The Pike Hotshots/U.S. Forest Service/Handout via Reuters (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS - FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
— Handout / X80001Black Forest Fire, Colorado
An aerial view of burned out vehicles in the aftermath of the Black Forest Fire in Black Forest, Colorado June 13, 2013. Hundreds of firefighters made a determined stand on Thursday to stop the wildfire that has already destroyed some 360 homes from roaring into the outskirts of Colorado Springs after it billowed overnight into the most destructive blaze in state history. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TRANSPORT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
— Rick Wilking / X00301Black Forest Fire, Colorado
A house sits undamaged in the aftermath of the Black Forest Fire in Black Forest, Colorado June 13, 2013. Hundreds of firefighters made a determined stand on Thursday to stop the wildfire that has already destroyed some 360 homes from roaring into the outskirts of Colorado Springs after it billowed overnight into the most destructive blaze in state history. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
— Rick Wilking / X00301Powerhouse Fire, California
Yuccas catch fire as the Powerhouse fire makes a fast run toward Lake Hughes on June 1, south of Lake Hughes, Calif. The 19,500-acre wildfire destroyed numerous homes overnight. Nearly 1,000 firefighters have been working in hot, dry conditions to establish containment lines around 20 percent of the fire so far.
— David Mcnew / Getty Images North AmericaSprings Fire, California
CAMARILLO, CA - MAY 3: A man on a rooftop looks at approaching flames as the Springs fire continues to grow on May 3, 2013 near Camarillo, California. The wildfire has spread to more than 18,000 acres on day two and is 20 percent contained. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
— David Mcnew / Getty Images North America1/39