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Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, left, and Director of the Arizona State Parks Sue Black, right, unveil a trailhead sign during a dedication ceremony for the new Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park as a tribute to the 19 firefighters killed during a 2013 wildfire Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Yarnell, Ariz. Ducey said the 3-mile trail and memorial would serve as a lasting tribute to the fallen firefighters' heroism.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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A family member is overcome as she watches a missing man formation of fire fighting planes as they fly over during a dedication ceremony for the new Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park as a tribute to the 19 firefighters killed during a 2013 wildfire Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Yarnell, Ariz. Gov. Doug Ducey said the 3-mile trail and memorial would serve as a lasting tribute to the fallen firefighters' heroism.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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The Brazilian national flag along with a MERCOSUR banner fly at half-staff to honor plane crash victims, outside the Planalto Presidential Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016. A chartered plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team to the biggest match of its history crashed into a Colombian hillside and broke into pieces, killing 75 people and leaving six survivors, Colombian officials said Tuesday. The Brazilian government declared three days of mourning. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
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FILE -In this July 23, 2013 file photo, Prescott Wildland Division Chief Darrell Willis touches A Granite Mountain Hot Shots crew shirt draped over a burned cactus, in Yarnell, Ariz. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey plans to dedicate a long-awaited memorial for the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who perished in a wildfire three years ago. Ducey will be joined by family members of the fallen firefighters on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, at a private dedication of the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
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Fire erupts on the side of The Spur on Highway 441 between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, Tenn., Monday, Nov. 28, 2016. In Gatlinburg, smoke and fire caused the mandatory evacuation of downtown and surrounding areas, according to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. (Jessica Tezak/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP)
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A fire burns on Green Mountain in Lakewood, Colo., Monday, Nov. 28, 2016. Some residents of suburban west Denver have been ordered to evacuate because of the grass fire in the foothills that's visible from miles away. (Katie Wood/The Denver Post via AP)
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Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, right, of Finland, deflects a shot off the stick of Colorado Avalanche center Mikhail Grigorenko, of Russia, in the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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The truck loading ramp at the Interisland Ferry wharf lays dropped and broken, in Wellington Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, after a major earthquake struck New Zealand's south Island early Monday. The powerful earthquake struck in a mostly rural area close to the city of Christchurch but appeared to be more strongly felt in the capital, Wellington, more than 200 Km (120 miles) away. (Ross Setford/SNPA via AP)
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FILE - This Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004 photo shows a bottle of Celebrex at a pharmacy in New York. A new study released on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016 may reassure millions of arthritis sufferers who want pain relief without bad side effects. It found that Celebrex, a drug similar to ones withdrawn 12 years ago for safety reasons, is no riskier for the heart than some other prescription pain pills that are tough on the stomach. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
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Crews work the Party Rock Fire near Lake Lure Friday afternoon, Nov. 11, 2016. A forest fire has crossed its containment line, forcing more evacuations in western North Carolina. State and federal fire officials say portions of Chimney Rock and Lake Lure communities are now under evacuation orders due to the Party Rock Fire. (Patrick Sullivan /The Times-News via AP)
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This image made from video shows Antelope Island recovering after a wildfire scorched more than half the island, Friday, Nov. 4, 2016. (Winston Armani/The Deseret News via AP)
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Coal miners wave signs as Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Charleston, W.Va., on May 5. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Anaheim Ducks' Corey Perry (10) and Ryan Kesler (17) battle for the puck in front of Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward (30) with Hurricanes' Jaccob Slavin (74) and Ron Hainsey (65) providing support during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
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A smoky haze is seen around a weather station on top of the University of Georgia's Geography building in Athens, Ga., Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. The smoke is drifting across the state from wildfires in the south (John Roark/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)
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FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2014, file photo, the City of Toledo water intake crib is surrounded by algae in Lake Erie, off the shore of Curtice, Ohio.The state of Michigan is designating its section of Lake Erie as an impaired waterway because of damage to fish and other wildlife caused by harmful algal blooms, officials told The Associated Press on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)
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An aircraft from the US Forestry Service drops fire retardant on a wildfire burning along the Flipper Bend area of Signal Mountain in Hamilton County, Tenn., on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. Wildfires burning across the South have created a smoky haze over metro Atlanta and prompted a public health advisory in Kentucky, and the forests are expected to continue burning for days as flaming leaves fall to the ground and spread the flames. Other fires were burning in parts of Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee. (Dan Henry/The Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
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Smoke billows from the site ofa massive blaze at the former Bethlehem Steel Mill in Lackawanna, N.Y., on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. The flames have since diminished, but smoke is visible for miles. No injuries were reported. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson)
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A pump jack for pulling oil from the ground is seen here near New Town, N.D., on Feb. 25, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Mary and Roberto Alfonso show stickers after casting their vote in Miami-Dade County at Miami Beach Fire Station 4 on Tuesday, Nov.8, 2016. (David Santiago/El Nuevo Herald via AP)
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Jeremy Frazier, Cushing assistant city manager, stands in his office littered with insulation, ceiling tiles and debris after Sunday night's 5.0 magnitude earthquake in Cushing, Okla. Frazier said it was a strong quake. He felt it at home which is only three blocks from city hall. (Jim Beckel The Oklahoman via AP)
