Smoke Signal

He knows he is lucky. He's not alone. No one has been killed or seriously injured in the largest wildfire to sweep the United States in 90 years.

"I've been fighting fires for 25 years, and this is the worst I've ever seen," Thorne says.

John Dougherty

Firefighters douse a hot spot west of Cibecue.

John Dougherty

A San Carlos Apache firefighter shoots water on the fire.

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The damage to the land and the impact on the White Mountain Apache will last lifetimes, says Massey.

"It's going to take 200 years before we see pine trees standing like we did."