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George Frey / Reuters
A house is surrounded by a burnt landscape, as a helicopter flies above after dropping water on the Quail Fire in Alpine, Utah, July 3, 2012. The fire started on Tuesday afternoon and spread quickly through the eastern end of Alpine and then up the mountain side. It is still out of control.
George Frey / Reuters
A plane drops slurry on the Quail Fire in Alpine, Utah, July 3, 2012.
George Frey / Reuters
Trees go up in flames above homes at the Quail Fire in Alpine, Utah, July 3, 2012.
Andy Carpenean / AP
A sudden wind shift draws smoke back over the top of Sheep Mountain as the Squirrel Creek fire spreads Tuesday, July 3, 2012 near Woods Landing, Wyo.
Elsewhere in the state, lightning was to blame. But more typically, humans start wildfires. In 2011, humans started six times more fires than did lightning, scorching 5.36 million acres, according to government statistics.
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The worst fire season in recent history is taking its toll with large fires burning thousands of acres in Colorado while others consume areas in Montana, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming.
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They want to plant their homes in the middle of highly combustible plant life that grows in desert like conditions ....
I'm still sorry for their losses though ....
Kind of like when I used to live in Cal. and the people would build these huge homes on the edge of the canyons. Well due to the fact the natural landscape was stripped bare and get a couple of days of heavy rain they couldn't figure out why their home with the BMW in the garage slid to the bottom to become rubble.
Happy 4th wise man BEN, the oracle of the north, the man on the mountain whom all seek answers.
"LOL"
You're a trip roc1960 ....
That was a surprise as I look for the new photo blogs .... "LOL"
I told you , you are fun ....