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Soldiers clear an area of smoldering embers that could potentially reignite fires as they assist state agencies during the Chiwaukum Complex wildfires near Leavenworth, Wash., July 23, 2014.

Soldiers clear an area of smoldering embers that could potentially reignite fires as they assist state agencies during the Chiwaukum Complex wildfires near Leavenworth, Wash., July 23, 2014.

Soldiers clear an area of smoldering embers that could potentially reignite fires as they assist state agencies during the Chiwaukum Complex wildfires near Leavenworth, Wash., July 23, 2014.

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