Wildfires: June 27

A wildfire burns close to homes in the New Harmony Heights area near St. George, Utah, June 27, 2005.

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Flames from the Blue Springs fire threaten homes in Harmony Heights, Utah, on June 27, 2005.

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Flames from the Blue Springs Fire threaten homes in Harmony Heights, Utah, June 27, 2005.

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Randy Lanain, a firefighter with the Dalton Hotshots, walks in front of a large flame in New Harmony Heights near St. George, Utah, on June 27, 2005.

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Flames from the Blue Springs fire leap into the night sky in Harmony Heights, Utah, on June 27, 2005.

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A woman carrying her baby evacuates her home as flames from the Blue Springs fire threaten it in Harmony Heights, Utah, June 27, 2005.

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Members of the Leeder family evacuate their homes as the Blue Springs Fire threatens the area June 27, 2005, in Harmony Heights, Utah.

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Neighbors Nick Mackert, left, and John Kite spray the brush around their homes as the Blue Springs fire burns nearby in Harmony Heights, Utah, June 27, 2005. Running past is Ryan Kite, 4.

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Amelia Smith prepares to load a box into a vehicle as she and her family evacuate their New Harmony, Utah, home because of a wildfire burning nearby June 27, 2005.

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A wildfire burns close to a home in the New Harmony Heights area near St. George, Utah, June 27, 2005.

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Members of the Logan Hotshots from Logan, Utah, report for duty at the Blue Springs fire between St. George and Cedar City, Utah, June 27, 2005.

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Members of the Logan Hotshots from Logan, Utah, report for duty at the Blue Springs fire between St. George and Cedar City, Utah, June 27, 2005.

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A helicopter drops water on homes threatened by flames from the Blue Springs fire in Harmony Heights, Utah, June 27, 2005.

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A helicopter tanker drops retardant on a hot spot at the Blue Springs Fire between St. George and Cedar City, Utah, June 27, 2005.

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Matt Ginder, left, and Eric Lloyd, both of the Sawtooth hotshots from Sawtooth Idaho National Forest, mop up hot spots while fighting the Blue Springs Fire between St. George and Cedar City, Utah, June 27, 2005.

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Smoke from the Blue Springs fire blocks the sun as it billows skyward over Interstate 15 between St. George and Cedar City, Utah, June 27, 2005.

Washington

A wooden bridge near an abandoned farmstead was charred, but remained crossable June 27, 2005, after a wildfire charred some 25,000 acres in Walla Walla County over the weekend.

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Some of the charred land at the southern edge of damage from a wildfire that burned more than 22,000 acres of farmland in northern Walla Walla County over the weekend is seen June 27, 2005, near Clyde, Wash.

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Power lines hang suspended June 27, 2005, where a utility pole was burned along Wooden Road, near Walla Walla, Wash., after a wildfire in northern Walla Walla County over the weekend.