Firefighters face the approaching fire in the Garden Creek area on Thursday on Casper Mountain. The fire team formed a fire line protect homes in the area. Photo by Anthony Lane, Casper Star-Tribune.
Jim Barton of the Casper Fire Department throws a Russian Olive tree branch onto a pile of debris along the east side of the North Platte River by 1st Street on Wednesday morning. The trees, which were added to Wyoming's noxious weed list, are being removed in advance of a major cleanup occurring on September 22. Photo by Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune
Operations section chief with the Incident Management Team Bill Bryant uses the outdoor sinks of the 'mobil washroom' before the daily briefing early Friday, Aug. 18, 2006, in Casper, Wyo. Crews working on the Jackson Canyon fire were helped by cooler temperatures and higher humidity on Friday. (AP Photo/Dan Cepeda, Casper Star-Tribune)
Los Angeles City Firefighter Shawn Gill fights a fire in Benedict Canyon from the backyard of a home along Clear View Drive in Los Angeles, Tuesday, July 25, 2006. Fire crews have had to work through 10 straight days of a heat wave that has sent temperatures soaring above 100 degrees F (38 degrees Celsius) through much of the state. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Genaro Molina)
Cal Strand and Mandy George rehearse a scene from "The Guys" Tuesday. The play was written by Anne Nelson and is based on her own experiences during 9/11. It shows the friendship formed between a fire captain who lost eight men and the editor who has volunteered to help him write his men's eulogies. Photo by Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune.
Shannon Orand looks at some melted coins, Monday, March 13, 2006, in Texroy,Texas, following a fire that consumed his home late Sunday. Wildfires in the area caused the fire to his and his wife's Jennifer's 2,600 square foot home. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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 along State Route 241 as he watches smoke rising from a wildfire near Anaheim Hills, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Fire engines were parked on the freeway as crews lay hoses amid swirling smoke and erratic winds. About 30 engines and 90 firefighters were on the scene. (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 along State Route 241 as he watches smoke rising from a wildfire near Anaheim Hills, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Fire engines were parked on the freeway as crews lay hoses amid swirling smoke and erratic winds. About 30 engines and 90 firefighters were on the scene. (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 along State Route 241 as he watches smoke rising from a wildfire near Anaheim Hills, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Fire engines were parked on the freeway as crews lay hoses amid swirling smoke and erratic winds. About 30 engines and 90 firefighters were on the scene. (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 along State Route 241 as he watches smoke rising from a wildfire near Anaheim Hills, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Fire engines were parked on the freeway as crews lay hoses amid swirling smoke and erratic winds. About 30 engines and 90 firefighters were on the scene. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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