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TITLE	Wildfire: Rodeo-Chediski 6-23-2002 -- As the Rodeo and the Chediski fires merge a Monster is born
CREATOR	Buswell, Brian
SUBJECT	Communication Artifact: Documentary Artifact: Print, Photographic
Browse Topic	Land and resources
DESCRIPTION	Color photograph of smoke from two merging fires over two pickups, June 23, 2002 Strong winds push the 150,000-acre Rodeo (left) and the 16,000-acre Chediski (right) fire together as firefighters battle to make firebreaks between them. Both battles were lost and the two fires merged into the 4th largest forest fire in U.S. history. In its path was the town of Overgaard. Evacuation orders were issued for about 20,000 people. By noon, June 23, over 300,000 acres had burned.
TYPE	Image
Material Collection	Buswell, Brian and White Mountain Independent Special Report
Exhibit	Rodeo-Chediski Wildfire
RIGHTS MANAGEMENT	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of Brian Buswell, the copyright holder. Please contact the Show Low Museum with questions regarding this image.
DATE ORIGINAL	2002-06-22
Time Period	2000s (2000-2009)
ORIGINAL FORMAT	4" x 6" color photograph
Source Identifier	L03.RC.10.1
DIGITAL IDENTIFIER	merge.jpg
Date Digital	2006-09-01
DIGITAL FORMAT	JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
DIGITIZATION SPECIFICATIONS	Photo taken with a Nikon N2000 film camera and scanned by an HP Office Jet 5500 Series Printer, Scanner, Copier
REPOSITORY	Show Low Museum (http://www.showlowmuseum.com)
Sort Order	0230