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The Waldo Canyon Fire burns on the north ridge above U.S. Highway 24 near Green Mountain Falls, Colo., Tuesday, June 26, 2012. Colorado has endured nearly a week of 100-plus-degree days and low humidity, sapping moisture from timber and grass, creating a devastating formula for volatile wildfires across the state and punishing conditions for firefighters. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Christian Murdock)