Matt York
Arizona Wildfires
Smoke from the Wallow Fire billows as firefighters gather at a fire camp Tuesday, June 14, 2011 in Luna, N.M. The focus of the battle against the massive wildfire burning in eastern Arizona shifted to New Mexico as crews continued to light fires around the town of Luna to stop the flames. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Matt York, Associated Press file
Wallow fire
The Wallow fire burns Monday, June 13, 2011 in Eagar, Ariz.
Marcio Jose Sanchez
Arizona Wildfires
A firefighter directs his crew during a backburn operation to fight the Wallow Fire in Nutrioso, Ariz., Friday, June 10, 2011. A massive wildfire in eastern Arizona that has claimed more than 30 homes and forced nearly than 10,000 people to evacuate is likely to spread into New Mexico soon, threatening more towns and possibly endangering two major power lines that bring electricity from Arizona to West Texas. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Jae C. Hong
Arizona Wildfires
A home burned in the Wallow Fire is seen in Greer, Ariz., Monday, June 13, 2011. The focus of the battle against a massive wildfire burning in eastern Arizona shifted to New Mexico on Monday as crews lit fires around the town of Luna to stop the flames. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Jae C. Hong
Arizona Wildfires
Trees burned in the Wallow Fire are seen as firefighter Dave Page sits in a fire truck in Greer, Ariz., Monday, June 13, 2011. The focus of the battle against a massive wildfire burning in eastern Arizona shifted to New Mexico on Monday as crews lit fires around the town of Luna to stop the flames. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Jae C. Hong
Arizona Wildfires
Smoke rises from a burnout fire as firefighters battle the Wallow Fire in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Ariz., Sunday, June 12, 2011. Roughly 7,000 residents of two eastern Arizona towns evacuated last week as a wildfire loomed nearby were allowed to return home Sunday as officials expressed confidence that they were making progress in their battle against the huge blaze that has been burning since May. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Susan Montoya Bryan
Arizona Wildfires
A helicopter returns after dropping water on the Wallow Fire burning near Eagar, Ariz., on Wednesday, June 8, 2011. The raging forest fire in eastern Arizona that has forced thousands from their homes headed Wednesday for a pair of transmission lines that supply electricity to hundreds of thousands of people as far east as Texas. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
Marcio Jose Sanchez
Arizona Wildfires
A sign asks for residents to evacuate as the Wallow Fire approaches in Springerville, Ariz., Wednesday, June 8, 2011. A raging forest fire in eastern Arizona has scorched an area the size of Phoenix, threatening thousands of residents and emptying towns as the flames raced toward New Mexico.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Marcio Jose Sanchez
Arizona Wildfires
An emergency vehicle makes its way through a burned forest in the aftermath of the Wallow Fire in Alpine, Ariz., Friday, June 10, 2011. A massive wildfire in eastern Arizona that has claimed more than 30 homes and forced nearly than 10,000 people to evacuate is likely to spread into New Mexico soon, threatening more towns and possibly endangering two major power lines that bring electricity from Arizona to West Texas.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Marcio Jose Sanchez
Arizona Wildfires
Emergency vehicles make a turn onto highway 260 as smoke from the Wallow Fire billows overhead outside of Greer, Ariz., Thursday, June 9, 2011. Several mountain communities have emptied in advance of the fire, and a utility that supplies power to customers in southern New Mexico and west Texas issued warnings of possible power interruptions. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Power restrictions as Wallow fire tops half-million acres
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The Wallow fire surpassed half a million acres over the weekend. With concerns for firefighters in the area, the Navopache Electric Co. halted service to portions of Alpine, Nutrioso and Greer over the weekend. Where power had been restored, including parts of Alpine, generators are in use. The utility company is requesting people in the area conserve energy.
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