ALPINE - Billowing smoke and crackling flames engulfed treetops just three miles from this eastern Arizona community Tuesday as unparalleled dry conditions and shifting winds caused the Wallow Fire to continue its spread, surpassing the Rodeo-Chediski Fire as the largest in state history.
But fire officials said they were moving extra crews to areas around Alpine, Nutrioso and Luna, N.M., and they expected fire-prevention lines to hold around those communities, as well as in Greer and near Sunrise ski resort.
Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/06/14/20110614arizona-fires-wallow-fire-largest-arizona-fire.html#ixzz1PLslRTzx
Article by Rebekah L. Sanders and Jim Walsh of The Arizona Republic
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