North Glastonbury resident Bob Sones, left, and his son Ryan Sones prepare for the worst as they work diligently to fill up a water well at Bob's home as the Big Creek wildfire encroaches near Emigrant, Mont., Sunday, July 30, 2006. Ryan filled up a large water tank from a local creek and took it to his fathers residence while Bob prepared to pack important belongings in case of an evacuation. The pair planned to fight the fire if necessary in order to save their home from burning. "This is all precautionary," said Ryan Sones. "We're better off safe then sorry." (AP Photo/The Livingston Enterprise, Garrett Cheen)
A slurry bomber drops its load on the Range Wednesday near Sweet, Idaho. Authorities closed State Highway 52 while firefighters worked to save threatened structures in the area. Fire officials said Wednesday they may boost the nation's wildfire preparedness to its highest level as dry lightning blasted the bone-dry West and sparked dozens of new blazes in Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Utah. AP Photo/Idaho Statesman, Darin Oswald.
A small structure burned by the Jackson Canyon Fire is watered down by a sprinkler near Goose Egg Rd. on the west side of Casper Mountain on Friday, Aug. 18, 2006, near Casper, Wyo. Residents were allowed back into areas evacuated by the fire, which burned up to 10 structures as of Friday night. (AP Photo/Dan Cepeda, Casper Star-Tribune)
A deer walks past the remains of a home burned, Monday, Aug. 16, 2004, in a forest fire that swept through the small town of French Gulch, Calif., Saturday. The French Gulch fire has destroyed 20 homes and two commercial structures while burning more than 9,000 acres. Fire officials say the fire is 10 precent contained. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Residents help Roberto Bombalier evacuate a 2-year-old horse on foot as the Station fire burning in the Angeles National Forest above Acton, Calif. on Sunday Aug. 30, 2009. The horse had not been trained for trailer travel yet. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)
Arizona Ranger Sgt. Bill Lionberger tells a motorist to turn back at a road block in Sedona, Ariz., Sunday, June 18, 2006. A fast-moving wildfire burned 1,000 acres in northern Arizona on Sunday, forcing more than 500 homes to evacuate. The flames raced up Wilson Mountain in the Secret Mountain Wilderness between Sedona and Flagstaff, said Connie Birkland, a fire information officer. (AP Photo/Khampha Bouaphanh)
Residents help Roberto Bombalier evacuate a 2-year-old horse on foot as the Station fire burning in the Angeles National Forest above Acton, Calif. on Sunday Aug. 30, 2009. The horse had not been trained for trailer travel yet. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)
An air tanker drops fire retardant on a wildfire off of Highway 223 east of Bakersfield, Calif., Saturday, July 15, 2006. Kern County fire crews, several air tankers and a Kern County helicopter responded to battle the blaze. The ause of the fire is still under investigation. (AP Photo/The Bakersfield Californian, Casey Christie)
An inmate hand crew goes to work on the Oregon fire that is threatening homes north of Reno, Nev., on Monday, June 26, 2006. (AP Photo/Reno Gazette-Journal, David B. Parker)
A vehicle moves away from flames near Skellytown, Texas, Sunday afternoon, March 12, 2006, as a ranch fire and high winds threatened Skellytown and engulfed the town in a plume of grey-black smoke. Wildfires spread across at least 300,000 acres in the Panhandle and the South Plains, forcing the evacuation of eight towns, according to a spokesman for the Texas Forest Service. (AP Photo/Amarillo Globe-News, Michael Lemmons)
A firefighter stands by a fire truck as a wildfire burns near Anaheim Hills, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Firefighters say they are making good progress against a wind-driven wildfire burning in Southern California. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A firefighter stands by a fire truck as a wildfire burns near Anaheim Hills, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Firefighters say they are making good progress against a wind-driven wildfire burning in Southern California. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A firefighter stands by a fire truck as a wildfire burns near Anaheim Hills, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Firefighters say they are making good progress against a wind-driven wildfire burning in Southern California. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A firefighter stands by a fire truck as a wildfire burns near Anaheim Hills, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Firefighters say they are making good progress against a wind-driven wildfire burning in Southern California. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
This is the first year that Michael Bernd has had to extensively maintain the wooded area around his three-acre property on Casper Mountain. Last year, Muddy Mountain saw a larger infestation of pine beetles killing trees. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)
As the only way a tree can defend itself from attack, pitch is being secreted as pine beetles infest the area near Michael Bernd's property on Casper Mountain. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)
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