The Hayman Fire burned over 137,000 acres in 2002. (credit: CBS)
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A slurry bomber drops its load on the top of a ridge in an effort to stop the Hayman fire that is south west of Denver June 14, 2002 in Deckers. (Photo by Tom Cooper/Getty Images)
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The Hayman fire, named for the spot where it is believed to have started, burns on a ridge June 12, 2002 north of Lake George, Colorado. (Photo by Tom Cooper/Getty Images)
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Firefighter Chris Jones, of Winnemuck, Nevada, works a part of the wildfire 14 June 2002 near Trumble, Colorado. (credit: MARK LEFFINGWELL/AFP/Getty Images)
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The Hayman fire, named for the spot where it is believed to have started, burns on a ridge June 12, 2002 north of Lake George, Colorado. (Photo by Tom Cooper/Getty Images)
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A helicopter drops water on a ridge where the Hayman fire, named for the spot where it is believed to have started, burns June 12, 2002 north of Lake George, Colorado. (Photo by Tom Cooper/Getty Images)
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The spot where the Hayman Fire started. (credit: CBS)
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A home sits at the bottom of a hill after it was destroyed by the Hayman fire, named for the spot where it is believed to have started, June 12, 2002 near Deckers, Colorado. (Photo by Tom Cooper/Getty Images)
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A home stands at the bottom of a hill after it was destroyed by the Hayman fire, named for the spot where it is believed to have started, June 12, 2002 near Deckers, Colorado. (Photo by Tom Cooper/Getty Images)
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The Hayman fire, named for the spot where it is believed to have started, burns on a ridge June 12, 2002 north of Lake George, Colorado. (Photo by Tom Cooper/Getty Images)
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A plume of smoke lifts into the air from the Hayman fire, named for the spot where it is believed to have started, June 12, 2002 in Douglas County, Colorado. (Photo by Tom Cooper/Getty Images)
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An ambulance passes fleeing residents June 8, 2002 in West Glenwood, Colorado, during the Hayman Fire. (Photo by Bryan Dahlberg/FEMA News/Getty Images)
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Colorado Gov. Bill Owens expresses his disappointment in discovering that the Hayman fire was allegedly started by a US Forest Service employee, during a press conference in Castle Rock on June 16, 2002. (credit: MARK LEFFINGWELL/AFP/Getty Images)
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Ground crews fill U.S. Forest Service-contracted tanker planes with fire retardant slurry June 13, 2002 at Jefferson County Airport near Denver. (Photo by Kevin Moloney/Getty Images)
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Ground crews direct U.S. Forest Service-contracted tanker planes that dump fire retardant slurry June 13, 2002 at Jefferson County Airport. (Photo by Kevin Moloney/Getty Images)
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This satellite image shows the Hayman fire burning June 12, 2002, 35 miles south of Denver. (Photo by SpaceImaging.com/Getty Images)
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The Hayman fire, named for the spot where it is believed to have started, burns on a ridge June 12, 2002 north of Lake George, Colorado. (Photo by Tom Cooper/Getty Images)
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A satellite image shows the Lost Valley Ranch, about a two-hour drive south-southwest of Denver, Colorado, taken by Space Imaging's IKONOS satellite, June 12, 2002. The image shows how the Hayman Fire, burning in Pike National Forest 35 miles south of Denver, charred and burned the vegetation around the 600-acre dude ranch but spared the ranch itself. Since this is a false-color image, the reddish colored areas are an indication of healthy, unburned vegetation. Visible is healthy vegetation along the Goose Creek that flows through the middle of the ranch. The image shows water in the swimming pool, tennis courts and shows that none of the main buildings have been damaged. According to the ranch owners, Bob and Karen Foster, only two small structures were destroyed, the home of the chef and a small storage building. (Photo Courtesy of Space Imaging/Getty Images)
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Northeast Teller Fire employee Margo Hill works to snuff out flames kicking up from the Hayman fire June 20, 2002 in Woodland Park, Colorado. The firefighters were working east of Highway 67 between Deckers and the Woodland Park areas. (Photo by Tom Cooper/Getty Images)
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The remains of the Horse Creek Cafe and Saloon off Highway 67 lies strewn on the ground after it was destroyed by the fast moving Hayman fire June 14, 2002 near Deckers, Colorado. (Photo by Tom Cooper/Getty Images)
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The Hayman fire, named for the spot where it is believed to have started, burns on a ridge June 12, 2002 north of Lake George, Colorado. (Photo by Tom Cooper/Getty Images)
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The Hayman fire burns up the side of a mountain June 14, 2002 near Lake George, Colorado. (Photo by Tom Cooper/Getty Images)
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The Hayman fire burns just off highway 24 June 14, 2002 west of Lake George, Colorado. (Photo by Tom Cooper/Getty Images)
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A slurry bomber drops its load on top of a ridge in an effort to stop the Hayman fire that is south west of Denver June 14, 2002 in Deckers, Colorado. Authorities have arrested U.S. Forest Service Technician Terry Barton June 16, 2002 in Colorado. Barton has allegedly admitted to starting the fire that has scorched more than 100,000 acres in Colorado and forced thousands to evacuate their homes. Approximately 1,800 firefighters are fighting the fire which has destroyed 25 homes to date. Barton faces up to 15 years in prison. (Photo by Tom Cooper/Getty Images)
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A helicopter collects water from the trout creek hatchery north of Woodland Park as other helicopters hover nearby June 20, 2002 in Colorado. The helicopters are trying to extinguish the Hayman fire by dropping the water over the flames which continues to burn out of control southwest of Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Tom Cooper/Getty Images)
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A helicopter dumps a load of water on a hot spot near the northern fire line of the Hayman fire, 16 June 2002 south of Buffalo Creek, Colorado. The US Forest Service said Sunday it had arrested US Forest Service employee Terry Barton for setting one of several wildfires that have ravaged the western state of Colorado for the past several days, forcing thousands to flee their homes. The giant blaze near the state capital of Denver is the worst ever to hit Colorado, and has already consumed 43,700 hectares (108,000 acres), destroying homes, causing some 5,400 people to flee, and costing more than 20 million dollars. AFP PHOTO/MARK LEFFINGWELL (Photo credit should read MARK LEFFINGWELL/AFP/Getty Images)
