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Navajo Hotshot Bradley John of Fort Defiance, Ariz., watches for spot fires during a burnout on the Biscuit fire near Brookings, Ore., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002. The blaze has blackened over 400,000 acres and is the largest in Oregon in over a century. Burnouts are set to deprive a wildfire of potential fuel. Fire crews are making solid progress on one of the more troublesome areas of the massive Biscuit fire, officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/John Gress) - Aug 16 8:34 AM ET |
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A plume of smoke rises from the Biscuit fire near Pistol River, Ore., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002. The blaze has blackened over 400,000 acres and is the largest in Oregon in over a century.(AP Photo/John Gress) - Aug 15 9:49 PM ET |
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A burnout rages on the Biscuit fire near Brookings, Ore., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002. The blaze has blackened over 400,000 acres and is the largest in Oregon in over a century. Fire crews are making solid progress on one of the more troublesome areas of the massive Biscuit fire in southwestern Oregon, officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/John Gress) - Aug 15 8:41 PM ET |
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Navajo Hotshot Alfonso Dawez of Fort Defiance, Ariz., sets a burnout on the Biscuit fire near Brookings, Ore., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2002. The blaze has blackened over 400,000 acres and is the largest in Oregon in over a century. (AP Photo/John Gress) - Aug 15 8:41 PM ET |
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Snake River Hotshots head off for burnout operations on the Biscuit fire near Brookings, Ore., Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2002. The blaze has blackened over 390,000 acres and is the largest in Oregon in over a century. (AP Photo/John Gress) - Aug 15 2:45 PM ET |
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Snake River Hotshot Brian O'Donnell, from Kingston, Penn., lights a burnout while battling the Biscuit fire near Brookings, Ore., Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2002. The blaze has blackened over 390,000 acres and is the largest in Oregon in over a century. A burnout is started to deprive a wildfire of potential fuel. (AP Photo/John Gress) - Aug 15 8:30 AM ET |