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    Residents help Roberto Bombalier evacuate a 2-year-old horse on foot as the Station fire burning in the Angeles National Forest above Acton, Calif. on Sunday Aug. 30, 2009. The horse had not been trained for trailer travel yet. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)
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    Resident Norma de Vincenzi, right, talks with friend Frank Calban as they help their neighbors evacuate their animals as the Station fire burning in the Angeles National Forest above Acton, Calif. on Sunday Aug. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)
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    A massive plume of smoke rises from the Station Fire from over the San Gabriel Mountains as seen from Pasadena, Calif. on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009. A growing wildfire in the mountains above Los Angeles surged north Sunday, forcing more evacuations and threatening some 12,000 homes. (AP Poto/John Antczak)
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    A deer escapes a wildfire in the Angeles National Forest near Los Angeles, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    ACTON, CA - AUGUST 30: A DC-10 air tanker drops fire retardant on a ridge ahead of a fast moving fire in the Angeles National Forest August 30, 2009 near Acton, California. The out of control Station Fire has burned more than 35,000 acres and is burning towards homes from Pasadena to the Antelope Valley. The wildfire, which broke out Wednesday afternoon near a ranger station and the Angeles Crest Highway above La Canada Flintridge, has forced thousands of evacuations as nearly 10,000 homes are threatened. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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    ACTON, CA - AUGUST 30: A woman carries personal belongings while evacuating her home as the Station Fire burns through the Angeles National Forest towards her home August 30, 2009 in Acton, California. The out of control Station Fire has burned more than 35,000 acres and is burning towards homes from Pasadena to the Antelope Valley. The wildfire, which broke out Wednesday afternoon near a ranger station and the Angeles Crest Highway above La Canada Flintridge, has forced thousands of evacuations as nearly 10,000 homes are threatened. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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    Josh Yeh, who's family chose to ignore a mandatory evacuation, uses a garden hose to keep his family's roof wet as the Station Fire rages in the Angeles National Forest nearby in La Canada Flintridge, Calif. on Sunday Aug. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Allen J. Schaben) ** MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES, NO FOREIGN, MAGS OUT, TV OUT, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS OUT, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER OUT, VENTURA COUNTY STAR OUT, INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN OUT, SAN BERNARDINO SUN OUT, LA OPINION OUT, INTERNET OUT **
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    Jerry Fryer watches as the Station fire burns in the hills above his home Acton, Calif. on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
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    A United States Forest Service air tanker drops fire retardant next to a line of fire as the Station fire burns in the hills above a home in Acton, Calif. on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
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    Members of the New Mexico based Zuni Hot Shots watch the Station Fire as it burns in Angeles National Forest Aug. 30, 2009 in La Canada Flintridge, Calif. (AP Photo/Philip Scott Andrews)
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    Members of the New Mexico based Zuni Hot Shots take photos as the Station Fire burns in Angeles National Forest Aug. 30, 2009 in La Canada Flintridge, Calif. (AP Photo/Philip Scott Andrews)
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    Residents and firefighters watch as a helicopter drops water on a flank of fire from the Station fire in the hills above Los Angeles on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
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    A United States Forest Service air tanker drops fire retardant next to a line of fire as the Station fire burns in the hills above a home in Acton, Calif. on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
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    A United States Forest Service air tanker drops fire retardant next to a line of fire as the Station fire burns in the hills above a home in Acton, Calif. on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
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    ACTON.ME: August 30, 2009: "Stretch" Lewis hoses down the roof of his Uncle's, James W Butler, home in Acton, on Cedarcroft Rd., Aug. 30, 09 as the fire approaches. It's been the family home since the 70's and Stretch says" I'll be damed if I'm gonna give this home to fire." The family say they are staying despite the mandatory evacuations. (Barbara Davidson/ LosAngelesTimes)
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    Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies and residents help evacuate horses as the Station fire burns in the hills above Acton, Calif. on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
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    An inmate firefighter hand crew clear brush as the Station fire burns in the hills above a home in Acton, Calif. on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
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    Josh Yeh, who's family chose to ignore a mandatory evacuation, uses a garden hose to keep his family's roof wet as the Station Fire rages in the Angeles National Forest nearby in La Canada Flintridge, Calif. on Sunday Aug. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Allen J. Schaben) ** MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES, NO FOREIGN, MAGS OUT, TV OUT, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS OUT, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER OUT, VENTURA COUNTY STAR OUT, INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN OUT, SAN BERNARDINO SUN OUT, LA OPINION OUT, INTERNET OUT **
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    LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: A large firefighting helicopter passes in front of a large plume of smoke from the out control Station Fire above Angeles National Forest on August 30, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. The out of control Station Fire has burned more than 35,000 acres and is burning towards homes from Pasadena to the Antelope Valley. The wildfire, which broke out Wednesday afternoon near a ranger station and the Angeles Crest Highway above La Canada Flintridge, has forced thousands of evacuations as nearly 10,000 homes are threatened. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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    United States Forest Service Firefighter Kyle Foster, 20, Fresno, Calif. looks on as the Station fire continues to burn in the Angeles National Forest above Acton, Calif. on Sunday Aug. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)
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    LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: A U.S. Forest Service firefighter puts out hot spots near several home on Canalda Drive in the foothills of La Canada Flintridge on August 30, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. The out of control Station Fire has burned more than 35,000 acres and is burning towards homes from Pasadena to the Antelope Valley. The wildfire, which broke out Wednesday afternoon near a ranger station and the Angeles Crest Highway above La Canada Flintridge, has forced thousands of evacuations as nearly 10,000 homes are threatened. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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    LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Raymond Shing waters down the roof of his neighbor David Yeh's house as the out control Station Fire approaches houses on Canalda Drive in La Canada Flintridge on August 30, 2009 in the foothills above Los Angeles, California. The out of control Station Fire has burned more than 35,000 acres and is burning towards homes from Pasadena to the Antelope Valley. The wildfire, which broke out Wednesday afternoon near a ranger station and the Angeles Crest Highway above La Canada Flintridge, has forced thousands of evacuations as nearly 10,000 homes are threatened. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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    Resident Norma de Vincenzi, right, talks with friend Frank Calban as they help their neighbors evacuate their animals as the Station fire burning in the Angeles National Forest above Acton, Calif. on Sunday Aug. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)
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    A plane makes a retardant drop on a hotspot in the Angeles National Forest near Los Angeles, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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    A helicopter drops water on a hotspot in the Angeles National Forest near Los Angeles, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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