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A helicopter drops water on a hotspot over a hill near Thousand Oaks, Calif. on Thursday, May 2, 2013. A wildfire fanned by gusty Santa Ana winds raged along the fringes of Southern California communities on Thursday, forcing evacuation of homes and a university while setting recreational vehicles ablaze. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

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A helicopter drops water on a hotspot over a hill near Thousand Oaks, Calif. on Thursday, May 2, 2013. A wildfire fanned by gusty Santa Ana winds raged along the fringes of Southern California communities on Thursday, forcing evacuation of homes and a university while setting recreational vehicles ablaze. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

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Flames and smoke rise from chemical storage tanks near a strawberry farm in Camarillo, Calif., Thursday, May 2, 2013. A wildfire fanned by gusty Santa Ana winds raged along the fringes of Southern California communities on Thursday, forcing evacuation of homes and a university while setting recreational vehicles ablaze. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

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Flames and smoke rise from chemical storage tanks near a strawberry farm in Camarillo, Calif., Thursday, May 2, 2013. A wildfire fanned by gusty Santa Ana winds raged along the fringes of Southern California communities on Thursday, forcing evacuation of homes and a university while setting recreational vehicles ablaze. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

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Residents watch a a helicopter drop water during a wildfire that burned several thousand acres, Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Ventura County, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Fire burns behind homes during a wildfire that burned several thousand acres, Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Firefighter looks on as fire burns behind homes during a wildfire that burned several thousand acres, Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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** FILE ** An elementary school student is walked to class as a spring storm dropped snow over Boulder, Colo., Tuesday April 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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Officials address the media during a news conference in Watertown, Mass., Friday, April 19, 2013. Officials are urging residents of Watertown and surrounding towns to stay indoors. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Dan O'Dowd, Executive Vice President, Chief Baseball Officer/General Manager for the Colorado Rockies shovels snow before the start of a baseball doubleheader between the New York Mets and the Rockies on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)