Firescar clouds are seen in the distance from Frijoles Canyon overlook on Wednesday, July 6, 2011.
Photos by Jane Phillips/The New Mexican
Firescar clouds are seen in the distance from Frijoles Canyon overlook on Wednesday, July 6, 2011.
Photos by Jane Phillips/The New Mexican
Stump hole ash pits surround areas in Bandelier National Monument Park. Some of these pits, which  are very deep, could be another obstacle for firefighters. Firefighters have been injuried following in them.
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Supervisor for the fire youth team at Bandelier National Monument Firefighter, Matt Dutton, speaks about the destruction in middle  Frijoles canyon on Wednesday, July 6, 2011.  
Photos by Jane Phillips/The New Mexican
Supervisor for the fire youth team at Bandelier National Monument Firefighter, Matt Dutton, speaks about the destruction in middle  Frijoles canyon on Wednesday, July 6, 2011.  
Photos by Jane Phillips/The New Mexican
Supervisor for the fire youth team at Bandelier National Monument Firefighter, Matt Dutton, speaks about the destruction in middle  Frijoles canyon on Wednesday, July 6, 2011.  
Photos by Jane Phillips/The New Mexican
Numerous tree are down while walking through middle Frijoles Canyon in Bandelier National Monument Park on Wednesday, July 6, 2011.
Photos by Jane Phillips/The New Mexican
Bandelier National Monument  Firefighters from left, Stewart Robertson, Lucy Padilla and Dennis Milligan drain a pumpkin, a 3,000 gallon container that holds water, during their temporary fire protection on Wednesday, July 6, 2011.
Photos by Jane Phillips/The New Mexican
Lucy Padilla, 47, mother of four and from Santa Clara Pueblo has been a firefighter for the past 10 years.  Padilla helps in cleaning up   during their temporary fire protection at Bandelier National Monumente  on Wednesday, July 6, 2011.
Photos by Jane Phillips/The New Mexican
Firescar clouds are seen in the distance from Frijoles Canyon overlook on Wednesday, July 6, 2011.
Photos by Jane Phillips/The New Mexican
Firescar clouds are seen in the distance from Frijoles Canyon overlook on Wednesday, July 6, 2011.
Photos by Jane Phillips/The New Mexican
Firescar clouds are seen in the distance from Frijoles Canyon overlook on Wednesday, July 6, 2011.
Photos by Jane Phillips/The New Mexican
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