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Plumes of smoke from a wildfire rise from Oak Creek Canyon in Sedona, Ariz., as seen from 89A near Sedona, Ariz., early Wednesday morning, May 21, 2014. About 200 firefighters and other personnel are already assigned to the 450-acre Slide Fire, including five Hotshot crews, Coconino National Forest officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Vyto Starinskas)

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Smoke hangs above Oak Creek Canyon near Sedona, Ariz., Tuesday, May 20, 2014, as a wind-whipped wildfire burned near the popular Slide Rock State Park. About 200 firefighters and other personnel are already assigned to the 450-acre Slide Fire, including five Hotshot crews, Coconino National Forest officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Arizona Daily Sun, Jake Bacon)

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Dennis Gill with the Coconino County search and rescue team tags homes in Kachina Village, Ariz., where residents were warned on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, that they might have to evacuate because of a wildfire. Hundreds of firefighters poured into northern Arizona to battle the wind-whipped blaze. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)

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A vehicle heads out of Kachina Village in northern Arizona as a wildfire sends plumes of smoke into the air Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Hundreds of firefighters poured into the area to battle the wind-whipped blaze. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)

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In this photo released by the Arizona Department of Public Safety, flames from a wildfire rise over a ridge behind the popular Slide Rock State Park Oak Creek Canyon near Sedona, Ariz., Tuesday, May 20, 2014. About 200 firefighters and other personnel are already assigned to the 450-acre Slide Fire, including five Hotshot crews, Coconino National Forest officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Arizona Department of Public Safety, Carrick Cook)

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Ken Patrick, of Kachina Village in northern Arizona, takes a break from packing while smoke from a wildfire hovers overhead. Hundreds of firefighters poured into the area on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, to battle the wind-whipped blaze. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)

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Dick Summitt, of Kachina Village in northern Arizona, leaves a community meeting on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 where authorities told residents to prepare to evacuate because of a wildfire. Hundreds of firefighters poured into the area to battle the wind-whipped blaze. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)

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Acting Director Tom Evans of the Central Pacific Hurricane Center speaks during a briefing in Honolulu on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Weather forecasters are predicting four to seven tropical cyclones in the central Pacific Ocean during this year's hurricane season. (AP Photo/Oskar Garcia)

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A fire Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at the Rock Disposal facility on Townline Rd. south of Janesville destroyed four garbage trucks and damaged a fifth. Fire officials say they don't suspect foul play and won't investigate further. The owner of the company says that his employees were initially told that the cause may be a lightning strike. (AP Photo/The Janesville Gazette, Bill Olmsted)

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The Funny River Fire continues to burn in Kasilof, Alaska on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Firefighters estimate that more than 20,000 acres have been burned in the blaze. (AP Photo/Peninsula Clarion, Rashah McChesney)

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The Funny River Fire on the Kenai Peninsula grew to consume more than 20,000 acres of the Kenai Peninsula Wildlife Refuge land Wednesday, May 21, 2014 near Soldotna, Alaska. Firefighters estimate that more than 20,000 acres have been burned in the blaze. (AP Photo/Peninsula Clarion, Rashah McChesney)

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Otero cattle rancher association president Gary Stone drives his truck in Weed, New Mexico, Thursday, May 15, 2014. The Otero County Cattleman's Association is pitted against the National Forest Service over a fence intended to protect wildlife that the agency installed around a small creek where the ranchers' cattle drink water. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca)

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Otero cattle rancher association President Gary Stone inspects a newly posted warning sign in Weed, New Mexico, Thursday, May 15, 2014. The Otero County Cattleman's Association is pitted against the National Forest Service over a fence intended to protect wildlife that the agency installed around a small creek where the ranchers' cattle drink water. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca)