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THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2003

The Kinishba Fire on the Fort Apache Reservation in Arizona has grown to 17,700 acres just as crews were pulled off the expanding blaze.

The combination of drought-like conditions has made fire fighting difficult, experts told The Arizona Republic. Thousands of White Mountain Apache tribal members have already been evacuated.

Get the Story:
'Kinishba' blaze expands (The Arizona Republic 7/17)
E. Arizona fire calm for a change (The Arizona Daily Star 7/17) Summertime lost time for firefighters (The Arizona Republic 7/17)

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

Related Stories:
Ariz. declares emergency for reservation fire (7/16)
Fire forces evacuation on Apache reservation (7/15)