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May 20, 2013 | 01:28 PM
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Western Wildfires Beetle Effect

FILE - This July 22, 2008 file photo shows trees killed by beetles standing next to others on Devils Lake near Bend, Ore. The tiny insects have turned more than 40 million acres of the nation’s forests into an unsightly patchwork of red and gray death. In some circles, The thought is that fire danger is highest when beetle-killed trees still have their red needles. These fine fuels add to the probability of crown fires, which are the most difficult to suppress. (AP Photo/The Bulletin, Pete Erickson)

FILE - This July 22, 2008 file photo shows trees killed by beetles standing next to others on Devils Lake near Bend, Ore. The tiny insects have turned more than 40 million acres of the nation’s forests into an unsightly patchwork of red and gray death. In some circles, The thought is that fire danger is highest when beetle-killed trees still have their red needles. These fine fuels add to the probability of crown fires, which are the most difficult to suppress. (AP Photo/The Bulletin, Pete Erickson)

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