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WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2003

Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano declared a state of emergency for the the county affected by a fire on the Fort Apache Reservation.

The Kinishba Fire has charred 12,600 acres on the reservation. About 5,000 residents were evacuated on Sunday.

The fire is considered 10 percent contained. It is burning near the White Mountain Apache tribal headquarters of Whiteriver and near other important sacred and cultural sites.

Get the Story:
Blaze shoots over defense lines (The Arizona Daily Star 7/16)
Volatile 'Kinishba' fire grows (The Arizona Republic 7/16)
Kinishba fire could harm Indian ruins (The Tucson Citizen 7/16)
Forest thinning expected to save areas (The Arizona Republic 7/16)

Relevant Links:
White Mountain Apache Tribe - http://www.wmat.nsn.us
Fire Updates, BLM - http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/fire

Related Stories:
Fire forces evacuation on Apache reservation (7/15)