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292:Restoration
254:backburning
195:Wallow Fire
85:Burned area
1462:Categories
1319:(June 20–)
1295:(June 16–)
1238:Cow Canyon
1228:(July 13–)
1222:(July 13–)
1196:Blue River
952:Mule Ridge
911:Playground
836:(July 29–)
830:(July 17–)
824:(June 17–)
582:2010-11-01
451:2010-11-01
421:References
378:ecological
356:, not the
243:helicopter
80:Statistics
72:counties,
1283:(June 8–)
1275:Telegraph
1198:(June 5–)
1111:Coldwater
954:(May 31–)
869:Whitetail
857:Guadalupe
775:Dean Park
703:2000–2012
321:Waterbars
298:woodlands
276:Aftermath
37:satellite
35:Landsat 7
1434:Category
1408:Waterman
1305:Backbone
1287:Pinnacle
1153:Sheridan
1117:Woodbury
1037:Brooklyn
1007:Boundary
816:San Juan
642:110°30′W
528:Kyl, Jon
415:Colorado
405:See also
389:federal
266:Pinedale
227:arsonist
199:Show Low
183:wildfire
173:aircraft
120:Ignition
93:Land use
66:Coconino
62:Location
1446:Commons
1414:Element
1402:Freeman
1384:Wildcat
1263:Tussock
1232:Griffin
1189:Central
1172:Bighorn
1025:Goodwin
1019:Hilltop
995:Sawmill
940:Juniper
899:SA Hill
893:Springs
875:Sawmill
863:Camillo
810:Galahad
728:Schultz
639:34°15′N
358:logging
342:Jon Kyl
329:K-rails
325:wattles
319:teams.
296:Of the
223:Cibecue
187:Arizona
107:Impacts
74:Arizona
43:Date(s)
1342:Tunnel
1317:Walnut
1311:Rafael
1299:Horton
1269:Mescal
1220:Valley
1214:Polles
1202:Mangum
1129:Castle
1105:Maroon
1080:Stubbs
1074:Cumero
1068:Tinder
970:Fuller
934:Topock
834:Hammer
742:(2011)
740:Wallow
736:(2011)
730:(2010)
724:(2005)
718:(2003)
712:(2002)
262:Linden
181:was a
97:forest
70:Navajo
1396:Watch
1390:Adams
1323:Tiger
1281:Slate
1031:Burro
964:Brown
958:Cedar
840:McRae
804:Slide
798:Basin
792:Skunk
716:Aspen
441:(PDF)
225:. An
129:arson
125:Cause
101:rural
1376:2024
1358:2023
1334:2022
1293:Bear
1249:2021
1184:Bush
1164:2020
1147:Ikes
1141:Huck
1097:2019
1054:2018
1043:Hyde
1013:Frye
987:2017
946:Jack
921:2016
850:2015
785:2014
763:Doce
750:2013
327:and
264:and
239:quad
177:The
171:ER-2
167:NASA
68:and
1123:Gap
1086:OBI
976:Rim
881:Hog
822:Oak
221:by
169:'s
144:Map
115:426
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513:,
460:^
443:.
429:^
323:,
260:,
205:,
201:,
99:,
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681:t
674:v
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