Forest Service firefighters drive up a dirt road after a Boeing Vertol 234 helicopter finishes a water drop at the West Fork Complex fire in southwest Colorado outside of Creede in the Rio Grande National Forest June 26, 2013. The West Fork Complex fire is in the Rio Grande National Forest area, and Colorado National Guard soldiers and airmen have been assisting local authorities with everything from task force security, GPS, imagery and mapping and prepping areas for structure protection. ( Air National Guard photo by: Tech. Sgt. Wolfram M. Stumpf/RELEASED) Colorado West Fork Complex

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Forest Service firefighters drive up a dirt road after a Boeing Vertol 234 helicopter finishes a water drop at the West Fork Complex fire in southwest Colorado outside of Creede in the Rio Grande National Forest June 26, 2013. The West Fork Complex fire is in the Rio Grande National Forest area, and Colorado National Guard soldiers and airmen have been assisting local authorities with everything from task force security, GPS, imagery and mapping and prepping areas for structure protection. ( Air National Guard photo by: Tech. Sgt. Wolfram M. Stumpf/RELEASED) Colorado West Fork Complex fire 130626-Z-BR512-174

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