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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)
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Otero cattle rancher association president Gary Stone talks near a fence 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 talks to Lincoln National Forest District Ranger James Duran 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 talks to Lincoln National Forest District Ranger James Duran 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 talks near a fence 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)