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Progress made fighting eastern Arizona wildfire
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)
Arizona Wildfires
A photographer looks at smoke 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)
Arizona Wildfires
A welcome sign stands along the road as evacuees return home in Springerville, 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)
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)
Arizona Wildfires
A police officer wears a mask while manning a checkpoint as smoke from the Wallow Fire fills the air near Springerville, Ariz., Saturday, June 11, 2011. Smoke from the huge wildfire in eastern Arizona that has claimed more than 30 homes and forced nearly 10,000 people to flee has officials worried about serious health impacts to residents and firefighters as tiny particles of soot in the air reached "astronomical" levels. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Arizona Wildfires
This June 7, 2011 image shows traffic passing one of the many thank you signs that have popped up in Springerville, Ariz., since the Wallow Fire began last week. The blaze has charred more than 233,000 acres southeast of the community and officials have put Springerville and nearby Eagar on notice for possible evacuations. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
Arizona Wildfires
Transmission lines from the Springerville Generating Station stretch south toward the plume of smoke being generated by the Wallow Fire burning near Springerville, 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)
Arizona Wildfires
Transmission lines from the Springerville Generating Station stretch south toward the plume of smoke being generated by the Wallow Fire burning near Springerville, 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)
Arizona Wildfires
Vincent Chavez, left, and his father Cody gather their belongings as they prepare to evacuate their home in Springerville, Ariz., Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Firefighters spent the day working feverously to prepare a defense Springerville and nearby Eagar as a raging forest fire approaches. The blaze has already burned 486 square miles of ponderosa pine forest since it started on May 29. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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)
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)
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)
Arizona Wildfires
Apache County Sheriff Joe Dedman, center, goes over a map of the Wallow Fire with fellow Apache County resident Dave Nez, at left, in Springervile, Ariz., Friday, June 10, 2011. Apache County was among the communities affected by the fire. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Arizona Wildfires
A firefighter protects a backburn 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)
Arizona Wildfires
A forest burns 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)
Arizona Wildfires
A firefighter sets a backburn to fight the Wallow Fire in Nutrioso, Ariz., Friday, June 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
ARIZONA WILDFIRES
Map of Arizona locates the three major wildfires burning as of June
Arizona Wildfires
Robert Lock, center, and Fred Campbell, both of Alpine, Ariz., load horses into a trailer as they prepare to return to Alpine during the Wallow fire in Luna, N.M., Friday, June 10, 2011. The major wildfire in Arizona's eastern mountains burned out of control early Friday after charring more than 603 square miles of timber, destroying dozens of structures and keeping thousands of evacuees away from their homes. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Arizona Wildfires
The Navajo Hotshots, out of Fort Defiance, Ariz., prepare to leave for the firelines to fight the Wallow Fire at an incident command center in Eagar, Ariz., Thursday, June 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Arizona Wildfires
Firefighters line up for a meal as smoke from the Wallow Fire fills the sky at an incident command center in Eagar, Ariz., Thursday, June 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Arizona Wildfires
a DC-10 air tanker flies over the Wallow Fire rises 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)
Arizona Wildfire
Residents try to get a closer look at the burn map of the Wallow Fire during a public meeting in Eagar, Ariz., on Monday, June 6, 2011. Late Monday, a huge pall of black smoke loomed over the twin towns of Eager and Springerville, home to about 7,000 people, and sheriff's officials told residents to prepare to leave. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
Arizona Wildfires
A firefighter sets a backfire to fight the Wallow Fire along highway 260 near Eagar, Ariz., Thursday, June 9, 2011. A spot fire at the edge of the larger blaze prompted the few residents left in Springerville and the neighboring community of Eagar to flee. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Arizona Wildfires
This image provided by NASA shows the Wallow fire in eastern Arizona taken Wednesday June 8, 2011 from the MODIS instrument on board the Aqua satellite. The blaze has blackened about 389,000 acres and destroyed 11 buildings, primarily in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. No serious injuries have been reported.
Arizona wildfire satellite image
Arizona Wildfires
A map of the Wallow Fire is shown at a staging are in Springerville, Ariz., Thursday, June 9, 2011. Federal officials released an updated size of the blaze based on better mapping. The fire has scorched 525 square miles, mostly in ponderosa pine forest, down from 607 square miles reported Wednesday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Arizona Wildfires
A tree burns during the Wallow fire in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest near Springerville, Ariz., Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Officials say the blaze has already burned 486 square miles and winds have been driving the flames 5 to 8 miles a day since the fire began a week ago. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Wallow Fire
Residents await police escorts to retrieve items and livestock at a roadblock along US 191 between Alpine and Springerville, Ariz., on Friday June 3, 2011. The U.S. Forest Service says at least three summer rental cabins have burned in the Wallow wildfire in the White Mountains of eastern Arizona. Eastern Arizona Incident Management Team spokesman Bill Bishop tells The Associated Press the cabins are located in the Beaver Creek area south of Alpine. (AP Photo/Arizona Daily Star, Greg Bryan) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO MAGS, NO SALES
Arizona Wildfires
An emergency vehicle is seen as smoke from the Wallow Fire covers highway 60 in Springerville, 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)
Arizona Wildfires
Michael Chavez, right, stands next to a flatbed trailer as his father gathers their belongings for evacuation in Springerville, Ariz., Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Firefighters spent the day working feverously to prepare a defense Springerville and nearby Eagar as a raging forest fire approaches. The blaze has already burned 486 square miles of ponderosa pine forest since it started on May 29. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Arizona Wildfires
A map of the Wallow Fire is posted at a command post 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)
Arizona Wildfires
Fire crew members from Redding, Calif., prepare for a back burn operation during the Wallow fire in Eagar, 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/Jae C. Hong)
Arizona Wildfires
Tina Maria, left, packs boxes of frozen pizza as she evacuates her home in Eagar, Ariz., Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Flames from a mammoth forest fire licked the ridges surrounding the eastern Arizona town of Eagar on Tuesday afternoon, forcing the evacuation of about half the 4,000 residents as surrounding towns also prepared to empty. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Arizona Wildfires
Capt. Brian Nalley, right, of Phoenix, Ariz., talks to his crew member as they prepare to battle the Wallow fire in Eagar, 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/Jae C. Hong)
Arizona Wildfires
Fire crew members from Redding, Calif., prepare for a back burn operation during the Wallow fire in Eagar, 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/Jae C. Hong)
Arizona Wildfires
Doug Clay looks at smoke from the Wallow fire as he tries to load a horse into a trailer during an evacuation in Eagar, Ariz., Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Flames from a mammoth forest fire licked the ridges surrounding the eastern Arizona town of Eagar on Tuesday afternoon, forcing the evacuation of about half the 4,000 residents as surrounding towns also prepared to empty. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Arizona Wildfires
Scott Shellenberger, 32, packs his belongings during a mandatory evacuation in Eagar, Ariz., Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Flames from a mammoth forest fire licked the ridges surrounding the eastern Arizona town of Eagar on Tuesday afternoon, forcing the evacuation of about half the 4,000 residents as surrounding towns also prepared to empty. The blaze has burned 486 square miles of ponderosa pine forest, driven by wind gusts of more than 60 mph since it was sparked on May 29 by what authorities believe was an unattended campfire. It officially became the second-largest in Arizona history on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Arizona Wildfires
A police officer diverts traffic from entering the town of Eagar, Ariz. as the Wallow fire approaches in Springerville, Ariz., Tuesday, June 7, 2011. The blaze has burned 486 square miles of ponderosa pine forest, driven by wind gusts of more than 60 mph since it was sparked on May 29 by what authorities believe was an unattended campfire. It officially became the second-largest in Arizona history on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Arizona Wildfires
Fire crew members from Redding, Calif., prepare for a back burn operation during the Wallow fire in Eagar, 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/Jae C. Hong)
Arizona Wildfires
Fire crew members from Redding, Calif., walk along a dozer line as they prepare for a back burn operation during the Wallow fire in Eagar, 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/Jae C. Hong)
Arizona Wildfires
Scott Shellenberger, 32, packs his belongings during a mandatory evacuation in Eagar, Ariz., Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Flames from a mammoth forest fire licked the ridges surrounding the eastern Arizona town of Eagar on Tuesday afternoon, forcing the evacuation of about half the 4,000 residents as surrounding towns also prepared to empty. The blaze has burned 486 square miles of ponderosa pine forest, driven by wind gusts of more than 60 mph since it was sparked on May 29 by what authorities believe was an unattended campfire. It officially became the second-largest in Arizona history on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Arizona Wildfires
Authorities block the road heading to the southern half of Eagar, Ariz., after the Wallow Fire forced evacuations in part of the community on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Flames from a mammoth forest fire licked the ridges surrounding the eastern Arizona town Tuesday afternoon, forcing the evacuation of about half the 4,000 residents as surrounding towns also prepared to empty. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
Arizona Wildfires
Fire crew members from Redding, Calif., prepare for a back burn operation during the Wallow fire in Eagar, 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/Jae C. Hong)
APTOPIX Arizona Wildfires
A firefighters keeps a lookout on the roof of a house as the Wallow fire approaches in Eagar, Ariz., Tuesday, June 7, 2011. The blaze has burned 486 square miles of ponderosa pine forest, driven by wind gusts of more than 60 mph since it was sparked on May 29 by what authorities believe was an unattended campfire. It officially became the second-largest in Arizona history on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Arizona Wildfires
Cars line up along highway 60 as smoke from the Wallow fire billows overhead outside of Springerville, Ariz., Tuesday, June 7, 2011. The blaze has burned 486 square miles of ponderosa pine forest, driven by wind gusts of more than 60 mph since it was sparked on May 29 by what authorities believe was an unattended campfire. It officially became the second-largest in Arizona history on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Arizona Wildfires
A horse stands in the middle of a field as the Wallow fire approaches in Springerville, Ariz., Tuesday, June 7, 2011. The blaze has burned 486 square miles of ponderosa pine forest, driven by wind gusts of more than 60 mph since it was sparked on May 29 by what authorities believe was an unattended campfire. It officially became the second-largest in Arizona history on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Arizona Wildfires
Firefighter Rigoberto Torres, of Orange Cove, Calif., walks along the road while watching a flame during the Wallow fire in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest near Springerville, Ariz., Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Officials say the blaze has already burned 486 square miles and winds have been driving the flames 5 to 8 miles a day since the fire began a week ago. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Arizona Wildfires
Hotshot fire crew members stand along the road as the hold the fire line during the Wallow fire in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest near Springerville, Ariz., Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Officials say the blaze has already burned 486 square miles and winds have been driving the flames 5 to 8 miles a day since the fire began a week ago. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Arizona Wildfires
Firefighter Rigoberto Torres, of Orange Cove, Calif., walks along the road while watching a flame during the Wallow fire in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest near Springerville, Ariz., Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Officials say the blaze has already burned 486 square miles and winds have been driving the flames 5 to 8 miles a day since the fire began a week ago. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Wildfire Crew
Firestorm Wildland Fire Suppression hotshot crew member Ryan DuVall sharpens a Pulaski tool while staging at the Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa to head to help fight the Wallow fire in eastern Arizona, Tuesday, June 7, 2011. [Tim Hacker, Tribune]
Wildfire Crew
Firestorm Wildland Fire Suppression hotshot crew members from northern California, Brian Herman, left, and Matt Vessel, look over their packs at the Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa before heading off to help fight the Wallow fire in eastern Arizona, Tuesday, June 7, 2011. [Tim Hacker, Tribune]
Wildfire Crew
Firestorm Wildland Fire Suppression hotshot crew members from northern California, Brian Herman, left, and Matt Vessel, look over their packs at the Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa before heading off to help fight the Wallow fire in eastern Arizona, Tuesday, June 7, 2011. [Tim Hacker, Tribune]
Wildfire Crew
Firestorm Wildland Fire Suppression hotshot crew members from northern California gather at the Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa to head to help fight the Wallow fire in eastern Arizona, Tuesday, June 7, 2011. [Tim Hacker, Tribune]
APTOPIX Arizona Wildfires
73-year-old Jerry Kinney, reflected in the mirror, lights a cigarette as smoke plumes from the Wallow fire fill the sky in Luna, N.M., Monday, June 6, 2011. Firefighters worked furiously Monday to save a line of mountain communities in eastern Arizona from a gigantic blaze that has forced thousands of people from their homes and cast a smoky haze over states as far away as Iowa. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Arizona Wildfires
Smoke engulfs the mountains behind a windmill just north of Rodeo, N.M., as winds push the Horseshoe Two fire south of Portal, Ariz., Monday May 9, 2011. The wildfire burning in southeastern Arizona near the rural community of Portal has grown to 8,900 acres. The U.S. Forest Service says it is burning through dry brush in the Coronado National Forest and is currently five percent contained. (AP Photo/Arizona Daily Star, Kelly Presnell)
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